Place Value System

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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

Explain the x 10 rule of place value in your own words. How does it apply to the digits in the number 3,456?

2

In the number 7,890, what is the value of the digit 8 in the tens place? How does this value compare to the value of the digit 8 in the hundreds place?

Part 3 of 3

Exit ticket

Quick comprehension check

In the number 4,320, explain how the value of the digit 3 in the hundreds place compares to the value of the digit 3 in the tens place. In the number 5,678, describe how the value of the digit 6 in the thousands place relates to the value of the digit 6 in the hundreds place.

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