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Place Value Knowledge

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Place Value Knowledge

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📊 Part 1: Understanding Place Value

1. What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 4,728.35?

7

70

700

7,000

2. Which digit is in the tenths place in the number 592.847?

9

2

8

4

3. Write the number 6,304.72 in expanded form:
4. Compare these numbers using <, > or =:

a) 5.674 _____ 5.647

b) 12.30 _____ 12.3

c) 8,205 _____ 8,250

🔢 Part 2: Ordering and Problem Solving

5. Order these numbers from smallest to largest:

15.06, 15.6, 15.006, 15.16, 15.060

6. Sarah has $47.85 in her savings account. What is the value of each digit?

4 = _____________ dollars

7 = _____________ dollars

8 = _____________ cents

5 = _____________ cents

7. Which of these statements are true? Tick all correct answers.

In 234.567, the 5 represents 5 hundredths

In 1,892, the 8 represents 800

In 76.43, the 4 represents 4 tenths

In 5,026, the 0 represents no tens

8. Create the largest possible number using these digits: 3, 0, 7, 1, 9, 4

Largest number: ________________

Now create the smallest possible number using the same digits:

Smallest number: ________________

💭 Part 3: Thinking and Explaining

9. Explain why 0.5 is greater than 0.05. Use place value in your explanation.
10. A number has 8 in the thousands place, 0 in the hundreds place, 4 in the tens place, and 6 in the ones place. What is the number?

The number is: ________________

11. How does understanding place value help you in everyday life? Give one example.

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