Place Value

Vocabulary

• Place value - The value of a place of a digit in a

number.
• Digits - Any one of the tens symbols 0, 1, 2, 3,
4, 5, 6, 7, 8, or 9 used to write numbers.
• Period - The set of three numbers separated by
commas. Example: 25,635 = the number 25 is
located in the thousands period and 635 is
located in the Ones period (sometimes called
the Units period).
 Vocabulary

• Standard form - A way to write numbers by

using the digits 0-9, with each digit having a
place value. Example: 2,394
• Expanded form - A way to write number by
showing the value of each digit. Example: 241
= 200 + 40 + 1
• Word form - A way to write numbers by using
the word for each digit. Example: 241 = two
hundred forty-one.
 Numbers are divided into periods.
These periods are separated by commas.

Thousands Ones

4 3 6, 2 5 1
Each period is made up of three place
values.
Thousands Ones
Hundreds

Hundreds
Ones

Ones
Tens

Tens
4 6 9, 2 0 3
What is the place value of the underlined
digit?
Thousands Ones
Hundreds

Hundreds
Ones

Ones
Tens

Tens
4 6 9, 2 0 3
Thousands!
What is the place value of the underlined
digit?
Thousands Ones
Hundreds

Hundreds
Ones

Ones
Tens

Tens
9 2 8, 1 4 5
Tens!
What digit is in the ten thousands place?

Thousands Ones
Hundreds

Hundreds
Ones

Ones
Tens

Tens
9 2 8, 1 4 5
2
What digit is in the hundred thousands
place?
Thousands Ones
Hundreds

Hundreds
Ones

Ones
Tens

Tens
9 2 8, 1 4 5
9
What digit is in the hundred thousands
place?

4 2 0, 2 1 3
4
What digit is in the hundreds place?

4 2 0, 2 1 3
2
What digit is in the thousands place?

4 2 0, 2 1 3
0
 What is the value of underlined
digit?

2 3 4, 2 1 1
2 hundreds or 200
 What is the value of underlined
digit?

2 3 4, 2 1 1
3 ten thousands or
30,000
What is the value of underlined
digit?

2 3 4, 2 1 1
1 ten or 10
What is the value of underlined
digit?

2 3 4, 2 1 1
4 thousands or 4,000
Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
 How Many?
Hundreds Tens Ones

100 10 4

100 + 10 + 4 114
 How Many?
Hundreds Tens Ones

200 30 5

200 + 30 + 5 235
 How Many?
Hundreds Tens Ones

300 30
300 + 30 330
 How Many?
Hundreds Tens Ones

200 40 7
200 + 40 + 7 247
 How Many?
Hundreds Tens Ones

200 + 30 + 7
300 + 20 + 7
700 + 30 + 2
 How Many?
Hundreds Tens Ones

200 + 30 + 7
300 + 20 + 7
700 + 30 + 2
Hundreds Tens Ones

243
423
234
Hundreds Tens Ones

243
423
234
 Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones

1000 200 40 3
1000 + 200 + 40 + 3 1,243
 Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones

2000 300 20 5
2000 + 300 + 20 + 5 2,325
100 pennies 10 pennies 1 penny
 How Many Pennies?
Hundreds Tens Ones
 How Many Pennies?
Hundreds Tens Ones
Which number shows four hundred
ninety-seven in standard form?

496 597
479 497
Which number shows three thousand six
hundred eighty two in standard form?

3, 862 6,382
3, 682 3, 286
 Which number is the word name
for 612?

seven hundred twelve

six hundred twenty-one
six hundred twelve
six hundred thirteen
 Which number is the word name
for 1,423?

One thousand four hundred thirty three

One thousand three hundred forty three
One thousand two hundred thirty two
One thousand four hundred twenty three
 Decimals
Place Value, Expanded and Standard Forms
 Decimal Word Names

• Decimal word names always end in “-th” or “-ths”

one tenth
four hundredths
 Decimal Word Names

• Decimal word names always end in “-th” or “-ths”

one tenth
four hundredths
 Representing the decimal

• The decimal is represented by the word “and”

when writing and saying decimals in words.
2.1 = two and one tenth
 Representing the decimal

• The decimal is represented by the word “and”

when writing and saying decimals in words.
2.1 = two and one tenth
 What decimals are

• Decimals show amounts between two consecutive

counting numbers (3,4…)

0.45 is between 0 and 1

3.861 is between 3 and 4

25,196.8 is between 25,196 and 25,197

How to write decimals numbers
greater than one
• To write a number containing a whole number
and decimal fowllow these steps:
A. Write the whole number in words
B. Write “and”
C. Write the numbers shown in the decimal
D. Write the last place a digit occupies in the decimal (the
farthest right)
 How to write decimals numbers
greater than one
• To write a number containing a whole number and decimal fowllow these steps:
A. Write the whole number in words
B. Write “and”
C. Write the numbers shown in the decimal
D. Write the last place a digit occupies in the decimal (the farthest right)

32.46
A. thirty-two
B. and
C. forty-six
D. hundredths

thirty-two and forty-six hundredths

 To write decimals in expanded
form
• Write the place individually

5.306 =
 To write decimals in expanded
form
• Write the place individually

5.306 = 5
 To write decimals in expanded
form
• Write the place individually

5.306 = 5 + 0.3
 To write decimals in expanded
form
• Write the place individually

5.306 = 5 + 0.3 + 0.006

 To write decimals in expanded
form
• Write the place individually

5.306 = 5 + 0.3 + 0.006

 To show the value of the
decimal places in expanded
form
• Multiply the digit by the value of the corresponding
place

5.306 =
 To show the value of the
decimal places in expanded
form
• Multiply the digit by the value of the corresponding
place

5.306 = (5 x 1)
 To show the value of the
decimal places in expanded
form
• Multiply the digit by the value of the corresponding
place

5.306 = (5 x 1) + (3 x 0.1)
 To show the value of the
decimal places in expanded
form
• Multiply the digit by the value of the corresponding
place

5.306 = (5 x 1) + (3 x 0.1) + (6 x 0.001)

 To show the value of the
decimal places in expanded
form
• Multiply the digit by the value of the corresponding
place

5.306 = (5 x 1) + (3 x 0.1) +(6 x 0.001)

 To put a number in standard
form
• To put a number in standard (numeral) form from
expanded form, just add all places together.
8 + 0.1 + 0.05 + 0.003
 To put a number in standard
form
• To put a number in standard (numeral) form from
expanded form, just add all places together.

8 0.1 0.05 0.003

 To put a number in standard
form
• To put a number in standard (numeral) form from
expanded form, just add all places together.
8
0.1
0.05
+ 0.003
 To put a number in standard
form
• To put a number in standard (numeral) form from
expanded form, just add all places together.
8
0.1
0.05
+ 0.003
8.153
 To put a number in standard
form
• To put a number in standard (numeral) form from
expanded form, just add all places together.
8
0.1
0.05
+ 0.003
8.153
Note: No place should have more than one digit in this
addition