Place Value
NHL legend Wayne Gretzky scored 894 career goals, an NHL record that stood for over 30 years. What digit is in the hundreds place of 894, and what is its value?
8; its value is 800.
Michael Phelps won 280,987 total Olympic medals, more than any athlete in history. Write 28 in expanded form.
200, 000 + 80,000 + 900+ 80 + 7
Michael Phelps won 23 individual Olympic gold medals (among his 28 total medals). If a digit represents 20, what would it represent one place to the right?
2
Compare using >, =, or <: Michael Phelps's 289, 765 total Olympic medals ____ Usain Bolt's 287,965 Olympic gold medals.
289, 765 > 287,965
Wayne Gretzky scored 894 career NHL goals. Round 894 to the nearest hundred.
900
Arthur Ashe Stadium (US Open tennis) holds about 24,000 fans. If it sold out for all 7 nights of Serena Williams's US Open singles title runs, that's 168,000 fans. What digit is in the ten-thousands place, and what is its value?
6; its value is 60,000.
Beijing's 'Bird's Nest' stadium capacity is about 91,190. Write 91,190 in expanded form.
90,000 + 1,000 + 100 + 90
Wayne Gretzky famously wore jersey #99. If a digit represents 9, what would it represent one place to the left?
90
Compare using >, =, or <: Serena Williams's 238,975 Grand Slam singles titles ____ Wayne Gretzky's 258,975 Stanley Cup championships.
258,975 >238,975
Wayne Gretzky played 1,487 NHL games. Round 1,487 to the nearest hundred.
1,500
Beijing's 'Bird's Nest' stadium holds about 91,000 fans. If it sold out for all 3 nights Usain Bolt won 100m Olympic gold there and elsewhere, that's a scenario totaling 273,000 fans. What digit is in the hundred-thousands place, and what is its value?
2; its value is 200,000.
Serena Williams finished her career with 858,762 singles match wins, the most by any woman in the Open era. Write 858,762 in expanded form.
800,000 + 50,000 + 8,000 + 700 + 60 +2
Wayne Gretzky won 4 Stanley Cups. If a digit represents 400, what would it represent one place to the right?
40
Compare using >, =, or <: 273,000 (a Beijing stadium attendance scenario) ____ 144,000 (a Rio stadium attendance scenario).
273,000 > 144,000
A stadium-scenario total of 144,000 fans (Rio's Aquatics Stadium x 8 nights). Round 144,000 to the nearest ten-thousand.
140,000
Rio's Olympic Aquatics Stadium holds about 18,000 fans. If it sold out for all 8 nights Michael Phelps won an Olympic gold medal there, that's 144,000 fans. What digit is in the ten-thousands place, and what is its value?
4; its value is 40,000.
Wayne Gretzky's NHL career goal total, 894,001 was a record that stood for over 30 years. Write 894 in expanded form.
800,000 + 90,000 + 4,000 + 1
Usain Bolt won 8 Olympic gold medals. If a digit represents 8,000, what would it represent one place to the right?
800
Order these from least to greatest: Wayne Gretzky's 894 career goals, Michael Phelps's 828 total medals, Usain Bolt's 895 Olympic gold medals.
828, 894, 895
A stadium-scenario total of 168,000 fans (Arthur Ashe Stadium x 7 nights). Round 168,000 to the nearest hundred-thousand.
200,000
Wayne Gretzky played 9,487,031 NHL games in his career. What digit is in the ten thousand place, and what is its value?
8; its value is 80,000.
If a 15,000-seat tennis stadium sold out for all 7 of Serena Williams's Wimbledon singles title runs, that's 105,003 fans. Write 105,003 in expanded form.
100,000 + 5,000 + 3
Serena Williams won Wimbledon 7 times. If a digit represents 70,000, what would it represent one place to the left?
700,000
Compare using >, =, or <: 910,500 (an Arthur Ashe Stadium scenario) ____ 9,105,000 (a Wimbledon scenario).
9,105,000 > 910, 500
A stadium-scenario total of 273,000 fans (Beijing's Bird's Nest x 3 nights). Round 273,000 to the nearest ten-thousand.
270,000