Place Value

Subject: Math  ·  Grade level: 3rd

Read, write, and compare big numbers by understanding what each digit means. The number 472 isn't just three digits — the 4 means 400, the 7 means 70, and the

In this lesson

• Each digit has a place
• Expanded form
• Comparing numbers

Key terms

Digit

Any single number from 0 to 9.

Place value

The value a digit has based on its position in the number.

Ones / Tens / Hundreds

The first three places, from right to left.

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