PLACE VALUE What is Place Value? Place value is the AMOUNT that each digit is worth in a number. A number can have MANY place values. Let’s look at a ONE digit number which only has ONE place value: The number 5 only has ONE place value, which is called the ONES place. In the number 5: The 5 is worth 5. ones 5 Let’s look at a TWO digit number which has TWO place values: The number 26 has TWO place values. The number 6 is in the ONES place and the number 2 is in the TENS place. In the number 26: The 6 is worth 6. The 2 is worth 20. Tens ones 2 6 © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.
Let’s look at a THREE digit number which has THREE place values: The number 147 has THREE place values. The number 7 is in the ONES place, the number 4 is in the TENS place, and the number 1 is in the HUNDREDS place. In the number 147: The 7 is worth 7. The 4 is worth 40. The 1 is worth 100. hundreds tens ones 1 4 7 © Copyright NewPath Learning. All Rights Reserved. Permission is granted for the purchaser to print copies for non-commercial educational purposes only. Visit us at www.NewPathLearning.com.