Place Value and Rounding

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What is place value?

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Place value is the value of a digit based on its position within a number. Each position represents a different power of ten.

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How do you round a number to the nearest ten?

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To round a number to the nearest ten, look at the digit in the ones place. If it is 5 or greater, round up; if it is less than 5, round down.

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What is the value of the digit 8 in the number 298?

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The value of the digit 8 in the number 298 is 'ones' because it is in the ones place.

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What is the value of the digit 3 in the number 312?

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The value of the digit 3 in the number 312 is 'hundreds' because it is in the hundreds place.

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Round the number 96 to the nearest ten.

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100

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Round the number 37 to the nearest ten.

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40

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Round the number 326 to the nearest ten.

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330

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What is the place value of the digit 2 in the number 2,345?

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The place value of the digit 2 in the number 2,345 is 'thousands'.

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What is the place value of the digit 4 in the number 4,567?

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The place value of the digit 4 in the number 4,567 is 'thousands'.

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How do you identify the place value of a digit in a multi-digit number?

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To identify the place value of a digit, count the positions from right to left, starting with ones, then tens, hundreds, thousands, etc.