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Understanding Place Value

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Understanding Place Value

Read each question carefully. Show your thinking where space is provided.

Place Value Recognition

1.In 63,482, what is the value of the digit 3?
  • 3
  • 30
  • 300
  • 3,000
2.Which digit in 481,726 is in the ten thousands place?
  • 4
  • 8
  • 1
  • 7
3.Which number is made from 5 hundred thousands, 2 thousands, 6 tens and 4 ones?
  • 52,064
  • 502,064
  • 520,064
  • 502,604
4.Select every number with 6 in the hundreds place.
  • 24,671
  • 306,582
  • 81,649
  • 73,260
5.In 705,391, what is the value of the digit 5?

Building and Breaking Apart Numbers

6.Write the number with 6 in the ten thousands place, 4 in the thousands place, 0 in the hundreds place, 2 in the tens place and 9 in the ones place.
7.Complete the expanded form of 374,826: hundred thousands + ten thousands + thousands + hundreds + tens + ones.
8.Multiply 2,738 by 10. What is the product, and how does each digit's place change?
9.Explain how the digit 6 has a different value in 6,215 and 64,308.
10.Write 508,042 in expanded form using addition.

Place Value Problem Solving

11.A New Zealand coastal community has 143,562 residents. What is the value of the digit in the ten thousands place?
12.Use each digit 8, 3, 0, 6, 1 and 4 once to make the greatest possible six-digit number. Explain how you chose the order.
13.Draw base-ten blocks to show 2,316: use thousands cubes, hundreds flats, tens rods and ones units.

2 printable pages

  • Understanding Place Value, page 1 of 2: Place Value Recognition, Building and Breaking Apart Numbers

    Page 1

  • Understanding Place Value, page 2 of 2: Place Value Problem Solving

    Page 2

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