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Numeration I
Whole Numbers: Place Value, Compare, and Order
Name the period of the underlined digits.
- 943,862 2. 802,400,253 3. 603,411,218 4. 9,527,000
Write the place of the underlined digit. Then write its value.
- 73 6. 6,423,728 7. 36,250 8. 24,983,402
Write in order from greatest to least.
- 9996; 999; 10,000; 9997 10. 32,423; 38,972; 36,401; 31,276
There are no hundred
thousands in the other
numbers. 130,434 is
greatest.
39,630
19,578
1 30,434
36,415
3 3 and 1 3
19,578 is least.
6 9
36,415 39,630
39 ,630
1 9,578
130,434
36 ,415
The value of each digit in a number depends on its place in the
number. Each place is 10 times the value of the next place to its right.
The 4 in 74 is in the ones
place. Its value is 4 ones, or 4.
The 4 in 741 is in the tens
place. Its value is 4 tens, or 40.
The 4 in 7415 is in the
hundredsplace. Its value
is 4 hundreds, or 400.
To compare and order whole numbers:
Align the digits by place value.
Compare the digits in each place, starting with the greatest place.
In order from greatest to least, the numbers are:
130,434; 39,630; 36,415; 19,578.
Millions
Period
Thousands
Period
Ones
Period
hundredstensoneshundredstensoneshundredstensones
74
741
7415
(^84297415) , , 8
Each period contains 3 digits.
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