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Determine the value of digits in numbers up to 10 million

I can determine the value of digits in numbers up to 10 million.

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Key learning points

  1. The __ digit in the __ column represents __
  2. The value of the digit in the __ column is __
  3. Digits in numbers are grouped in threes to show the ones, thousands and millions.

Keywords

  • Million - One million is composed of one thousand thousands. 1,000 × 1,000 = 1,000,000 We write one million as a one followed by six zeros.

  • Value - The value of a particular digit is how much that digit is worth within the given number.

Common misconception

When using place value counters, children may misread a number if one of the digits is a zero and hence not represented with a counter.

Remember that the digits in numbers are organised into groups of three with ones, tens and hundreds in each group.

Use place value counters where possible to support children to understand the value of each digit. Gattegno charts should also be used to complement the learning. Children should be given chance to read aloud and write numbers.
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6 Questions

Q1.
What number is represented by the place value counters? Write your answer as a numeral.
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Correct Answer: 14,235, 14235
Q2.
What number is represented by these place value counters? Write your answer as a numeral.
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Correct Answer: 2,103,215 , 2 103 215
Q3.
What number is represented in this part of a Gattegno chart? Write your answer as a numeral.
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Correct Answer: 68,897, 68897
Q4.
What number is represented in this part of a Gattegno chart? Write your answer as a numeral.
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Correct Answer: 97,068, 97 068
Q5.
Six million and thirty-seven thousand, one hundred and eight is written as ___
6,37,18
6,37,108
6,307,108
6,370,180
Correct answer: 6,037,108
Q6.
Use the place value counters to complete the blank in the sentence: 1,000 more than this number is two million, one hundred and thousand, two hundred and fifteen.
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Correct Answer: four, 4

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6 Questions

Q1.
In the number 9,103,412 what does the digit ‘3’ represent?
Three tens
Three one-hundreds
Correct answer: Three one-thousands
Three ten-thousands
Three one-millions
Q2.
In the number 9,103,412, the value of the digit nine is __________.
nine thousands
ninety thousand
nine hundred thousand
Correct answer: nine million
Q3.
In the number 9,103,412 the value of the digit one is __________.
one thousand
one thousand
Correct answer: one hundred thousand
one million
Q4.
In which of these numbers is the digit ‘6’ worth 60 thousand?
8,076,009
6,078,009
Correct answer: 8,068,009
8,075,609
5,675,009
Q5.
In which of these numbers is the digit ‘8’ worth eight hundred thousand?
8,076,009
6,078,009
8,068,009
8,075,609
Correct answer: 5,875,009
Q6.
Lucas has used one counter on a place value chart to represent a number. Which pair of numbers, that can both be represented using one counter, have a difference of nine hundred and ninety thousand?
1,000,000 and 100,000
Correct answer: 1,000,000 and 10,000
1,000,000 and 1,000
1,000,000 and 100
9,990,000 and 9,000,000