Place Value Vocabulary

Five hundred thousand, fifty-six is an example of writing a number in ______________________.

• standard form

• word form

• expanded form

The way of writing numbers by showing the value of all of its digits is _____________________.

• standard form

• word form

• expanded form

The symbol > means...

• greater than

• less than

• equal to

The symbol = means...

• greater than

• less than

• equal to

The value given to a digit by its place in a number is called____________.

• place value

• digit

• word form

When we ____________________, we change the value of a number to one that is easier to work with.

• expand

• round

• place value

The usual way of writing numbers that shows only its digits, not words, is called ___________________.

• standard form

• word form

• expanded form

The symbol < means

• greater than

• less than

• equal to