These outcomes ensure that students build a solid foundation in place value, preparing them for more complex number operations.
Place value helps us understand why a digit means something different depending on where it is in a number. Without place value, numbers would just be a jumble of digits! However, with place value, each digit has a specific role.
Place value is the value a digit holds based on its position in a number. The farther left a digit is, the bigger its value becomes. Let’s break it down using a three-digit number like 706.
Together, 706 is made up of 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones. You can see how each digit’s position gives it a different value, even though they're just single digits.
Whether you’re working with a simple number like 706 or larger numbers in the thousands or millions, understanding place value is the foundation for understanding math!
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