Convert between place values

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Place Values :

Place value refers to the value of a digit in a number based on its position or place within that number.

Place Values in Decimal System:

  • Units place: The first digit on the right represents ones (e.g., in the number 456, the digit 6 is in the units place).
  • Tens place: The second digit from the right represents tens (e.g., in 456, the digit 5 is in the tens place).
  • Hundreds place: The third digit from the right represents hundreds (e.g., in 456, the digit 4 is in the hundreds place).
  • Thousands place: The fourth digit from the right represents thousands (e.g., in 4567, the digit 4 is in the thousands place)

To convert between place values :

To convert between place values, remember the following relations:

1 ten = 10 ones
1 hundred = 10 tens
1 thousand = 10 hundreds
1 ten thousand = 10 thousands
1 hundred thousand = 10 ten thousands

Learn with an example

▶️ Solve:

______​ thousands = 5,000 ones

Now work out how many thousands you can make from 5,000 ones. Count by thousands.

5 thousands = 5,000 ones

▶️ Solve:

6 thousands = ______ ones

Now work out how many ones you can make from 6 thousands. Count by thousands.

6 thousands = 6,000 ones

🔥Solve:

——–hundreds = 10 tens

1 hundred = 10 tens

Let’s practice!