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Place Value Missing Digits

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Place Value Missing Digits

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📋 Instructions

Your Task: Fill in the missing digits for each number. Think about the place value of each digit (ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, ten thousands).

Success Criteria:

  • I can identify the place value of each missing digit
  • I can fill in missing digits accurately
  • I can explain my reasoning using place value language

🔢 Part 1: Missing Digits Practice

1. Fill in the missing digit: 3_47

Missing digit: _______     This digit is in the _____________ place.

2. Fill in the missing digit: 1_,205

Missing digit: _______     This digit is in the _____________ place.

3. Fill in the missing digits: 5_,8_3

Missing digits: _______ and _______     These are in the _____________ and _____________ places.

4. Fill in the missing digit: 42,_16

Missing digit: _______     This digit is in the _____________ place.

5. Fill in the missing digits: _7,45_

Missing digits: _______ and _______     These are in the _____________ and _____________ places.

6. Fill in the missing digit: 8_,009

Missing digit: _______     This digit is in the _____________ place.

7. Fill in the missing digits: 2_,_47

Missing digits: _______ and _______     These are in the _____________ and _____________ places.

8. Fill in the missing digit: 65,8_2

Missing digit: _______     This digit is in the _____________ place.

🎯 Part 2: Challenge Questions & Extension

9. These numbers follow a pattern. Fill in the missing digits:

23,456 → 23,4_6 → 23,476 → 23,4_6

Missing digits: _______ and _______

Pattern rule: _________________________________________________

10. Choose the correct missing digit and explain your reasoning:

If 45,_23 is greater than 45,500 but less than 45,800, the missing digit could be:

4

6

9

11. Extension Activity: Create your own missing digit challenge below. Make sure to include the answer!

Your challenge: ___________________________________

Answer: ___________________________________

12. Advanced Challenge: If you add 10 to the number 3_,995, what happens to each digit? Fill in the missing digit first, then explain.

Original number: 3_,995 (missing digit: _______)

After adding 10: ___________________

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