Place Value 4th grade

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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 digit 3 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 300.

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What is the standard form of a number?

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The standard form of a number is the way of writing numbers using digits. For example, the standard form of twenty-four and seventy-six hundredths is 24.76.

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How do you write a number in word form?

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To write a number in word form, you express the number using words. For example, 658.25 is written as 'six hundred fifty-eight and twenty-five hundredths'.

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What does it mean to compare numbers?

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To compare numbers means to determine which number is greater, less than, or equal to another number.

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How do you determine which decimal is greater?

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To determine which decimal is greater, compare the digits starting from the left. The first digit that differs will indicate which decimal is larger.

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What is the process for ordering numbers?

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To order numbers, list them from the smallest to the largest or vice versa by comparing their values.

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What is a digit?

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A digit is any of the ten symbols used to write numbers: 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9.

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What is a whole number?

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A whole number is a number without fractions or decimals. Examples include 0, 1, 2, 3, etc.

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What is a decimal?

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A decimal is a fraction expressed in a special form. It uses a decimal point to separate the whole number from the fractional part.

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What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 7,482?

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In the number 7,482, the digit 7 is in the thousands place, so its value is 7,000.