Place Value and Powers of Ten

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Objective

I can demonstrate that a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it does in the place to its right.

Part 1 of 3

Warm-up video

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Part 2 of 3

Practice

7 questions

1

What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 5,432? Explain how it relates to the place value system.

2

If you have the number 3,000, what is the value of the digit 3? How would this value change if the number were 300?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

In the number 6,750, what is the value of the digit 7? How does this value compare to the value of the digit 5 in the same number? In the number 4,320, what is the value of the digit 3? Explain how this value relates to the value of the digit 2 in the same number.

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