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The student computes the place value of any digit in a numeral, including 0, and compares two place values in the same numeral.
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The same digit is worth different amounts in different places.
Do you remember how to find the place value of a digit? In the number 43, the 3 is worth 3 ones, or just 3. In 84, the 8 is worth 8 tens, or 80.
In 780, the 7 is worth 7 hundreds, or 700. And in 2835, the 2 is worth 2 thousands, or 2000.
The rule, the six place values, and one worked substitution.
The four examples from pages 8 and 9, each one a different place.
Let's apply the rule to find the place value of specific digits in different numerals.
A zero is worth nothing wherever it sits, but it still holds its place.
What happens when the digit is 0? The place value of 0 is 0 in every place, because 0 multiplied by anything is 0.
Three rows from the Worksheet 4 chart, encircled digits.
Let's read the place value chart. In row (a), the numeral is 29056. The 5 is sitting in the column, so its place value is . In row (c), the numeral is 5832 and the 2 is encircled in the ones column. The place value of this 2 is just . In row (e), the numeral is 60549 with the 0 encircled in the column. Because any number multiplied by zero is always zero, the place value of this encircled 0 is .
Four items from Worksheet 4 question 2.
What is the place value of the bold digit in 80109?
Worksheet 4 questions 3 and 4, both underlining tasks.
Q3. Underline the numeral in which the place value of 8 is 80,000: 38,291 | 4,328 | 84,720 | 829
Q4. Underline the numeral in which the place value of 2 is 200: 2,53,410 | 48,295 | 72,843 | 45,782
Enter the winning numeral for Q3, followed by Q4.
Explain which place the target digit occupies in your chosen numerals.