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Understanding Place Value

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Understanding Place Value

📊 Part 1: Place Value Recognition

1. What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 47,832?

7

70

700

7,000

2. In the number 256,194, which digit is in the ten thousands place?

2

5

6

1

3. What number is represented by: 4 hundred thousands + 3 thousands + 8 tens + 2 ones?

43,082

403,082

400,382

430,082

4. Which of these numbers has 9 in the hundreds place? (Select all that apply)

12,945

389,672

591,234

67,903

✏️ Part 2: Number Building and Analysis

5. Write the number that has:

• 8 in the ten thousands place
• 3 in the thousands place
• 0 in the hundreds place
• 7 in the tens place
• 5 in the ones place

Number: _______________

6. Break down the number 592,847 by place value:

___ hundred thousands + ___ ten thousands + ___ thousands + ___ hundreds + ___ tens + ___ ones

7. What happens to the value of each digit when 3,456 is multiplied by 10?
8. Explain why the digit 4 has different values in these numbers: 4,523 and 34,781

🧮 Part 3: Problem Solving

9. The population of a New Zealand town is 127,834 people. What is the value of the digit in the ten thousands place?

Answer: _______________

10. Create the largest possible number using these digits: 9, 2, 0, 7, 1, 5

Largest number: _______________

Explain your reasoning:

11. Draw base 10 blocks to represent the number 1,243:

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