Lesson Three Digits

Three-digit numerals

Do you know how to read this number - 345?

We start from left to right.

3 is in hundreds place and its place value is 300, 4 is in tens place and its place value is 40. 5 is in ones place and its place value is 5.

We read this number as three hundred forty five.

Let us try another example. The number is 127.

We start from left to right.

1 is in hundreds place and its place value is 100, 2 is in tens place and its place value is 20. 7 is in ones place and its place value is 7.

We read this number as one hundred twenty seven.

Multiple Choice

How do we read this number - 246?

• Two hundred forty six

• One hundred sixty four

• Six hundred forty two

Multiple Choice

How do we read this number- 599?

• Five hundred ninety nine

• Four hundred ninety nine

• Six hundred ninety

Multiple Choice

How do we read this number- 810?

• Seven hundred ten

• Eight hundred one

• Eight hundred ten

Multiple Choice

How do we read this number - 373?

• Nine hundred twenty three

• Three hundred seventy three

• Seven hundred thirty three