2. Write the following numbers in digits (e.g. six hundred and sixty-nine = 669).
a) Seven hundred and forty-fi ve = b) Three hundred and seventeen = c) Eight hundred and ninety-two = d) Nine hundred and fi fty-fi ve = e) One hundred and eleven = f) Four hundred and twenty = g) Six hundred and four =
The Value of Zero!
Zero is important in place value because even though zero has no value itself, it is needed to ‘hold the place’. It shows that there is no value in a particular column.
For example:
I know that 490 = 4 hundreds + 9 tens + 0 units.
If I left out the 0 altogether, the number would read 49. Is 49 the same as 490?
1. Write the following numbers in expanded form. (E.g. 634 = 6 hundreds + 3 tens + 4 units. Or 600 + 30 + 4 = 634.)
a) 765 = b) 209 = c) 933 = d) 192 = e) 874 = f) 120 = g) 17 =