4.2A Interpret Place Value (10 times vs. 1/10)

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What is place value?

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Place value is the value of a digit based on its position in a number. For example, in the number 345, the 3 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 300.

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What does it mean for a number to be 10 times another number?

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If a number is 10 times another number, it means it is 10 times larger. For example, if a school has 600 students, a school with 10 times more students has 6000 students.

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How does the digit 5 in 5,089 compare to the digit 5 in 185,789?

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Both represent the same value, which is 5.

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What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 23,937?

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The value of the digit 7 in 23,937 is 7,000.

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If the digit 8 in a number has a value that is 10 times the value of the digit 8 in another number, what does that mean?

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It means that the first 8 is in a higher place value, such as the thousands place compared to the hundreds place.

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What is the value of the digit 3 in the number 3,456?

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The value of the digit 3 in 3,456 is 3,000.

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If a digit is circled and another is underlined, how can you compare their values?

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You can compare their values by looking at their place values. For example, if the circled 3 is in the thousands place and the underlined 3 is in the hundreds place, the circled 3 is 10 times the underlined 3.

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What does it mean for a digit to be 1/10 the value of another digit?

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It means that the first digit is in a lower place value than the second digit. For example, the 3 in 30 is 1/10 the value of the 3 in 300.

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How do you find a number that has a digit with a place value 10 times another digit?

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You look for a number where the digit is in a higher place value, such as moving from the hundreds to the thousands.

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What is the place value of the digit 4 in the number 4,321?

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The place value of the digit 4 in 4,321 is 4,000.