Understanding Place Value in Base Ten

Place Value Basics

100

In the number 8,543, what does the 8 represent?

8,000/eight thousands

200

True or False: Each place value is 100 times greater than the one to its right.

False It’s 10 times greater

300

In the number 770, how many times greater is the first 7 than the second 7?

10 times greater.

400

What place is the 5 in this number: 654,321?

Ten thousands place.

500

Write the number that has a 3 in the ten-thousands place, a 7 in the hundreds place, and a 4 in the ones place

30,704.

Expanded and Standard Form

100

Write 5,432 in expanded form.

5,000 + 400 + 30 + 2

200

Write 70,000 + 600 + 20 + 5 in standard form.

70,645

300

What is the value of the 9 in 492,081?

90,000

400

Write the number 406,302 in expanded form.

400,000 + 6,000 + 300 + 2

500

Write the number in standard form: 800,000 + 70,000 + 2,000 + 40 + 8.

872,048

Comparing and Rounding

100

Which is greater: 54,309 or 54,390?

54,390

200

Round 76,432 to the nearest thousand.

76,000

300

Round 88,523 to the nearest ten thousand.

90,000

400

Compare using <, >, or =: 507,300 ___ 507,030.

507,300 > 507,030

500

Round 673,248 to the nearest hundred thousand.

700,000