Place Value & Base 10 Blocks

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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 it represents 300.

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What are Base 10 Blocks?

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Base 10 Blocks are physical or visual tools used to represent numbers. They include units (1s), rods (10s), and flats (100s) to help understand place value.

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How many units are in one rod?

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One rod represents 10 units.

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What does the digit '5' represent in the number 582?

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In the number 582, the digit '5' is in the hundreds place, so it represents 500.

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What is the value of the underlined digit in 423?

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The value of the underlined digit '2' is 20 because it is in the tens place.

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What is the value of the underlined digit in 705?

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The value of the underlined digit '0' is 0 because it is in the tens place.

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How do you represent the number 601 using Base 10 Blocks?

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You would use 6 flats (600), 0 rods (0), and 1 unit (1) to represent 601.

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

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In the number 3,456, the digit '3' is in the thousands place, so it represents 3,000.

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What is the value of the digit '8' in the number 8,920?

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In the number 8,920, the digit '8' is in the thousands place, so it represents 8,000.

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If you have 4 rods, how many units do you have?

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If you have 4 rods, you have 40 units because each rod represents 10 units.