Digits have different values depending on their place
4-digit numbers have: Thousands | Hundreds | Tens | Ones
We can write numbers in expanded form to show each digit's value
We compare numbers by checking place values from left to right
Question: What is the value of the digit 6 in 6,420?
Explain your thinking.
Next Lesson: Rounding Numbers Using Place Value
Think: If you have $9,999, would you say "about $10,000"? That's rounding!
You are all place value experts!