Place Value Flashcard

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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 it represents 300.

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What does the thousands place represent?

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The thousands place represents the value of a digit that is in the fourth position from the right in a number. It is 1,000 times the value of the digit in the ones place.

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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, 234 = (2 x 100) + (3 x 10) + (4 x 1).

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What is the value of the digit 6 in the number 46,789?

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In the number 46,789, the digit 6 is in the thousands place, so its value is 6,000.

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How do you compare the value of digits in different places?

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Digits in higher places have greater value. For example, in the number 5,432, the 5 (thousands place) is greater than the 4 (hundreds place).

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What is the relationship between the tens place and the ones place?

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The tens place is 10 times greater than the ones place. For example, in the number 57, the 5 in the tens place represents 50, which is 10 times 5 in the ones place.

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What is the expanded notation of the number 52,401?

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The expanded notation of 52,401 is (5 x 10,000) + (2 x 1,000) + (4 x 100) + (0 x 10) + (1 x 1).

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How do you convert expanded notation to standard form?

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To convert expanded notation to standard form, add the values together. For example, (3 x 100) + (2 x 10) + (5 x 1) = 325.

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What does the hundreds place represent?

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The hundreds place represents the value of a digit that is in the third position from the right in a number. It is 100 times the value of the digit in the ones place.

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What is the value of the digit 4 in the number 4,567?

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In the number 4,567, the digit 4 is in the thousands place, so its value is 4,000.