Math foundations

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Math foundations

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16step-by-step lessons

1 · Number sense · About 10 minutes

Read a number by its place

Read hundreds, tens, and ones before lining up a calculation.

Know the words

Digit
One written symbol: 0 through 9.
Place value
How much a digit is worth where it sits.

Learn the idea

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  1. Start at the right: ones, then tens, then hundreds.
  2. The same digit can have different values in different places.
  3. A zero holds a place even when there are no groups in that place.

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What is the value of the 4 in 347?

Hundreds3× 100
Tens4× 10
Ones7× 1
Step 1 of 3

The 7 is in the ones place: 7 ones.

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What is the value of the 6 in 268?

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