Value of a digit

key notes :

🎆1. Understanding Place Value:

• Place Value Definition: Place value is the value of a digit based on its position in a number.
• Digits: The symbols 0-9 are used to represent numbers.
• Positions: In a number, each digit has a position (ones, tens, hundreds, etc.) that determines its value.

🎈2. Value of a Digit:

• Ones Place: The digit in the ones place represents how many ones are in the number.
  • Example: In 342, the digit 2 is in the ones place, so its value is 2.
• Tens Place: The digit in the tens place represents how many tens are in the number.
  • Example: In 342, the digit 4 is in the tens place, so its value is 40.
• Hundreds Place: The digit in the hundreds place represents how many hundreds are in the number.
  • Example: In 342, the digit 3 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 300.

🥽3. Identifying the Value of a Digit:

• Example 1: In the number 587:
  • The digit 5 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 500.
  • The digit 8 is in the tens place, so its value is 80.
  • The digit 7 is in the ones place, so its value is 7.
• Example 2: In the number 1,236:
  • The digit 1 is in the thousands place, so its value is 1,000.
  • The digit 2 is in the hundreds place, so its value is 200.
  • The digit 3 is in the tens place, so its value is 30.
  • The digit 6 is in the ones place, so its value is 6.

🎟4. Expanded Form:

• Writing in Expanded Form: Break down the number to show the value of each digit.
  • Example: 763 in expanded form is 700 + 60 + 3.
• Practice: Write various numbers in expanded form to understand the value of each digit.

🎁5. Using a Place Value Chart:

• Place Value Chart: A tool that helps visualize the value of digits in different positions.
  • Example: For the number 4,892:
    • Thousands: 4 (Value: 4,000)
    • Hundreds: 8 (Value: 800)
    • Tens: 9 (Value: 90)
    • Ones: 2 (Value: 2)
• Practice: Use a place value chart to identify and write the value of digits in different numbers.

🎋6. Comparing Values of Digits:

• Comparison: Compare the value of digits in different numbers.
  • Example: In 735 and 653, the digit 7 in 735 represents a greater value (700) than the digit 6 in 653 (600).
• Practice: Compare digits from different numbers to understand how their value changes with their position.

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