Placeholder Zeros

Which column has the placeholder zero in this number: 0.560?

• ones

• tenths

• hundredths

• thousandths

Which column has the placeholder zero in this number: 3.080?

• ones

• tenths

• hundredths

• thousandths

Which column has the non-placeholder zero in this number: 4.560?

• ones

• tenths

• hundredths

• thousandths

Which columns have the non-placeholder zeros in this number: 7.900?

• ones

• tenths

• hundredths

• thousandths

How many placeholder zeros are there in this number: 7,900,000?

• 1

• 0

• 5

• 6

How many non-placeholder zeros are there in this number: 506,031

• 0

• 1

• 6

• 2

What is a placeholder zero?

• A zero that holds the place of all the other numbers.

• A zero that never gets invited to parties.

• A zero that doesn't hold the place of other numbers and isn't needed.

• A zero that doesn't like parties.

True or False: you can't have two placeholder zeros next to each other in a number.

• True

• False

True or False: if you remove a non-placeholder zero the number is the same.

• True

• False

How do you feel about placeholder zeros?

• I am really confident with it and now understand how to apply it in my everyday numeracy work.

• I understand it but I will need help applying it in my everyday numeracy work.

• I am starting to understand it but still don't feel totally confident with it.

• I don't understand placeholder zeros at all.