A lesson on Place Values
1. If you want to make the value of a digit greater, where would you write it in a new number? 2. How many times greater is the value of a digit, if it is moved to the left of its original position in a new number? 3. How many times smaller is the value of a digit if it is moved to the right of its original position in a new number? 4. If you want to make the value of a digit smaller, where would you write it in a new number?
Is It Enough?
Yes How Do You Know? 100 is to the left of 10. You have to multiply 10x 10.
7 days How Do You Know? The amount of days of his trip is decreasing so you move to the right. You should divide 70 by 10.
1,000 How Do You Know? Using the place value chart we will travel from the 10,000 place to the 10’s place because there are 10 times in a dollar. 1,000 is 1/10 of 10,000, 100 is 1/10 of 1,000, and 10 is 1/10 of 100. Stephen had to jump a total of 3 digits to the right.