Place Value Blocks

Front

What is place value?

Back

Place value is the value of a digit based on its position in a number. For example, in the number 150, the '1' is in the hundreds place, so it represents 100.

Front

What does a base ten block represent?

Back

A base ten block is a visual representation of numbers. A single unit block represents 1, a rod represents 10, and a flat represents 100.

Front

How do you read the number 520 using place value?

Back

520 is read as five hundred twenty. The '5' is in the hundreds place, the '2' is in the tens place, and the '0' is in the ones place.

Front

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

Back

In the number 3,456, the digit '3' is in the thousands place, so its value is 3,000.

Front

If you have 4 tens and 5 ones, what number do you have?

Back

You have 45. The 4 tens represent 40 and the 5 ones represent 5, so 40 + 5 = 45.

Front

What is the value of the digit in red: 7230?

Back

The value of the digit '2' in the number 7230 is 20, as it is in the tens place.

Front

How many hundreds are in the number 800?

Back

There are 8 hundreds in the number 800.

Front

What number is represented by 3 flats, 2 rods, and 4 unit blocks?

Back

The number represented is 324. Each flat is 100, each rod is 10, and each unit block is 1.

Front

What is the value of the digit 6 in the number 6,789?

Back

In the number 6,789, the digit '6' is in the thousands place, so its value is 6,000.

Front

If you have 2 hundreds, 3 tens, and 5 ones, what number do you have?

Back

You have 235. The 2 hundreds represent 200, the 3 tens represent 30, and the 5 ones represent 5, so 200 + 30 + 5 = 235.