PLACE VALUE What Is Place Value? In our actionURI(http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L1GL.html##): decimal actionURI(http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L1GL.html##): number system, the value of a actionURI(http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L1GL.html##): digit actionURI(http://www.math.com/school/subject1/lessons/S1U1L1GL.html##): depends on its place, or position, in the number. Beginning with the ones place at the right, each place value is multiplied by increasing powers of 10. How to Figure Out Place Value: In a four-digit number, the first digit is always in the thousands place, the second digit is in the hundreds place, the third digit is in the tens place, and the last digit is in the ones place. Example: In the number 1,532, 1 is in the thousands place, 5 is in the hundreds place, the 3 is in the tens place, and 2 is in the ones place. 1 thousand = 1,000 5 hundreds = 500 3 tens = 30 2 ones = 2 1,000 +500 +30 + 2 = 1,532 Ten Thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones 10,000 1,000 100 10 1 © 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.
Try This! In each of these numbers, what value does the digit 5 have? 3, 587 __________________ 15, 980 _________________ In each of these numbers, what is the place of the 4? 476 _____________________ 246, 900 _________________ © 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.