🔢 MathGrade 3Lesson 2
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Understand Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Ones
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Learning Objectives
- 1Name the four place values of a 4-digit number: thousands, hundreds, tens, ones
- 2Identify the digit in any given place in a 4-digit number
- 3Find the value of a digit by multiplying it by its place value
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Mini Lesson
Every 4-digit number has four place values: thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones. The position of a digit tells you its value. The digit 3 in 3,574 is in the thousands place, so its value is 3,000 — not just 3.
The Four Place Values
- Thousands (Th): the leftmost digit in a 4-digit number. Its value is the digit × 1,000.
- Hundreds (H): the second digit from the left. Its value is the digit × 100.
- Tens (T): the third digit from the left. Its value is the digit × 10.
- Ones (O): the rightmost digit. Its value is the digit × 1.
Digit vs Value
- The digit is just the symbol (0–9) sitting in that position.
- The value is what that digit is worth based on its position.
- In 3,574: digit 3 has value 3,000; digit 5 has value 500; digit 7 has value 70; digit 4 has value 4.
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Remember: the digit tells you HOW MANY; the place tells you HOW MUCH each one is worth.
Vocabulary
Place value
The value of a digit based on its position in a numbere.g. In 3,574, the 5 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 500.
Digit
A single number symbol from 0 to 9e.g. The number 3,574 has four digits.
Thousands
The place four spots to the left of the decimal pointe.g. In 3,574, the digit 3 is in the thousands place.
Hundreds
The place three spots to the left of the decimal pointe.g. In 3,574, the digit 5 is in the hundreds place.
Tens
The place two spots to the left of the decimal pointe.g. In 3,574, the digit 7 is in the tens place.
Ones
The place farthest to the right of a whole numbere.g. In 3,574, the digit 4 is in the ones place.
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