Place Value

True or False. 600 is 10 times bigger than 60.

(a)  

(a)   is 10 times as much as 800. (Think... the number in the blank is 10 times greater than 800, so the number in the blank must be bigger than 800. How much bigger... 10 times bigger!)

500 is 10 times as big as _____________. (Think...500 is bigger than the number that goes in the blank. How much bigger is 500 than the mystery number? 10 times bigger. This means that the mystery number is smaller than 500 and when you multiply the mystery number by 10, you get 500: ____ X 10 = 500

(a)  

________ hundreds = 90 tens

{Think... 1 ten is 10 (1 x 10 = 10), 2 tens are 20 (2 x 10 = 20), 3 tens are 30 (3 x 10 = 30)... 8 tens are 80 ( 8 x 10 = 80),

9 tens are 90 (9 x 10 = 90, 10 tens are 100 (10 x 10 = 100) so 90 tens... 90 x 10 would be... __ __ __ } Now how many hundreds are in that answer?

(a)  

Both Mylah and Nolyn have won $700.00 in a poster contest here at Beverly City School. Mrs. Calimer hands them their prize money in an envelope. Nolyn has 7 hundred dollar bills and his envelope is quite thin. Mylah's envelope is thick and can barely close. When she opens it, there are lots of ten dollar bills. How many 10 dollar bills are in Mylah's envelope if the total amount in the envelope is $700?

7 hundreds = (a)   tens

Kealiz and Kai were tied for 2nd place in the poster contest and were each given an envelope. Both students received the same amount of money. Kealiz had 20 ten dollar bills in her envelope. If Kai's envelope equals Kealiz's but is filled with hundred dollar bills, how many hundred dollar bills does Kai have?

Hint #1: How much money is 20 ten dollar bills?

Hint #2: (a)   ​ hundreds = 20 tens

How many times bigger is 5,000 than 500?

90 is 10 times as much as _____.

(Hint: 90 is 10 times bigger than _____.)

(a)   is 1/10 of 80.

(Think... if we divide $80 into 10 equal groups and you get to keep one of the groups... how much money do you get to keep?)