MathsYears 3–4Number & Place Value

Place value in 3-digit numbers

Understand the value of each digit in a 3-digit number (hundreds, tens, ones)

What you'll learn

  1. 1

    Imagine 235 straws. You bundle them into groups of 10 — that's 23 bundles of ten, with 5 single straws left over!

  2. 2

    How many hundreds are in 235 straws?

  3. 3

    Build 235 by dragging hundreds, tens and ones.

  4. 4

    What does each digit in 426 mean?

  5. 5

    What is the value of the 3 in 437?

  6. 6

    Now try 364 — show me how many hundreds, tens and ones.

  7. 7

    Which number has 5 hundreds, 0 tens and 8 ones?

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