Place Value | Elementary

1st and 2nd Grade

What are place values?

The digits in a number occupy certain positions, or place values. There are place values for the ones, tens, and hundreds positions.

1 one corresponds to 1 object.

The units

1 ten is equal to 1 group of 10 ones.

Tens

1 hundred is equal to 1 group of 100 ones or 10 groups of tens.

The hundreds

How do we find the place value of a number?

In a number, you must look at the place value of each digit to find its value.

In the number 372:

The number 3 represents 3 hundreds or 30 tens or 300 ones.
The number 7 represents 7 tens or 70 ones.
The number 2 represents 2 ones.

Representation of the value of each digit in a number.

Exercise - Place value (1st and 2nd grade)

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3rd and 4th Grade

What is the place value of a number?

A place value is the value of a digit in a number, according to its place or position.

Examples:

347 3 is in the hundreds place.
It has a value of 3 hundreds, 30 tens, or 300 ones.
853 3 is in the ones place.
It has a value of 3 ones.

How do we find the place value of a number?

To help you determine the place value of a digit, you can use a place value chart.

Example of a place value chart.

Be careful!

To determine the total number of tens in a number, observe how many tens fit into the number.

Example:

In the number 325, there are 32 tens.

Example of the number of tens in a hundred.
Place Value (Grades 3 and 4)

Place Value (Grades 3 and 4)

Exercise - Place value (3rd et 4th grade)

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