Place Value and Comparing Numbers

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What is place value?

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Place value is the value of a digit based on its position in a number. For example, in the number 345, the 3 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 300.

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What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 5,437?

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The value of the digit 5 in the number 5,437 is 5,000 because it is in the thousands place.

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How do you compare two numbers?

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To compare two numbers, look at the digits from left to right, starting with the highest place value. The number with the larger digit in the highest place value is greater.

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What does it mean if one number is greater than another?

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If one number is greater than another, it means it has a higher value. For example, 432,200 is greater than 43,220.

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What is the expanded form of the number 20,254?

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The expanded form of 20,254 is 20,000 + 200 + 50 + 4.

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In the number 53,206, what is the value of the digit 3?

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In the number 53,206, the value of the digit 3 is 3,000 because it is in the thousands place.

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What is the place value of the digit 2 in the number 437,624?

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The place value of the digit 2 in the number 437,624 is tens.

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How do you write a number in expanded form?

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To write a number in expanded form, break it down into the sum of each digit multiplied by its place value. For example, 50,210 = 50,000 + 200 + 10.

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What is the value of the digit 5 in the number 5,873,219?

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The value of the digit 5 in the number 5,873,219 is 5,000,000 because it is in the millions place.

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What does it mean if two numbers are equal?

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If two numbers are equal, it means they have the same value. For example, 100 is equal to 100.