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Place Value 4th Grade

Fact or Fib #1

60,000,000 + 20,000 +
2,000,000 + 300 + 4,000 + 1 +
50 + 600,000,000 + 900,000
can be written in standard
notation as:

2
3
1
662,924,351
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FACT
60,000,000 + 20,000 +
2,000,000 + 300 + 4,000 + 1 +
50 + 600,000,000 + 900,000
can be written in standard
notation as:
662,924,351

Fact or Fib #2

The thousands place is 10

times larger than the
hundreds place, and the ten
thousands place is 10 times
larger than the thousands
2
3
1
place.

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FACT
Every time you move to the left
in place value, you are
multiplying by 10. So, the ten
thousands place is ten times
larger than the thousands place
and the thousands place is ten
times larger than the hundreds
place.

Fact or Fib #3

The ten-millions place is 1/10

the value of the millions place.

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FIB
The ten-millions place is 10
times larger than the millions
place.
The millions place is 1/10 the
value of the ten-millions
place.

Fact or Fib #4

(8 x 10,000) + (1 x 100,000) +(6 x

1,000) +
(3 x 10,000,000) + (2 x 1,000,000)
+ (5 x 10) +
(4 x 1) is the correct expanded
notation for 32,186,054.

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FACT
(8 x 10,000) + (1 x 100,000) +(6 x 1,000) +
(3 x 10,000,000) + (2 x 1,000,000) + (5 x 10) +
(4 x 1) is the correct expanded notation for
32,186,054.

What strategy could you use to

help you figure this out?

Fact or Fib #5

35,527,897 > 35,527,987

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FIB
35,527,897 < 35,527,987
TM

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5,

5,

7,

7,

Fact or Fib #7

Point P on the number line below has a value of 1.2.

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FACT
Point P on the number line below has a value of 1.2.

Fact or Fib #8

Point R on the number line below has a value of 7.4.

8.0

7.0

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FIB
Point R on the number line below has a value of 7.44.

7.0

8.0

Fact or Fib #9

In the following dollar amount, there is a 8 in the tenths place:

$6.89

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Fact
In the following dollar amount, there is a 8 in the tenths place:

$6.89

Fact or Fib #10

If the following 100th grid represents one whole,

the value of the following is .65:

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Fact
If the following 100th grid represents one
whole, the value of the following is .65:

Fact or Fib #11

The following are in order

from greatest to least:

.47, .68, .72, .81

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FIB
The following are in order from
least to greatest:

.47, .68, .72, .81

Fact or Fib #12

The mass of a cookie is 2.24

grams. It can be written in
standard notation as 2(.10)
+ 2(1) + 4(.01).

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FACT
The mass of a cookie is 2.24 grams. It can be written
in standard notation as 2(.10) + 2(1) + 4(.01).
What is the trick?

Fact or Fib #13

The value of the digit 7 in

2,173,244 is 1/10 of the value
of the digit 7 in 2,782,123.

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FACT
The value of the digit 7 in 2,173,244 is
1/10 of the value of the digit 7 in
2,782,123.

Fact or Fib #14

The amount $321.52 can be written in

expanded notation as:
(3x100) + (2x10) + (1x1) + (5x10) +
(2x1)

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FIB
The amount $321.52 can be written in expanded notation as:
(3x100) + (2x10) + (1x1) + (5x10) + (2x1)

wrong

(3x100) + (2x10) + (1x1) + (5x.10) + (2x.01)

correct

Fact or Fib #15

The length below is shown to be

30.4 cm.

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FIB
The length below is shown to be 34 cm.