Grade 4

Place value and rounding

Use thousands, hundreds, tens, and ones to read larger numbers and round them sensibly.

Category: Number Sense & Math Thinking 10 min Confident

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Read the value of each digit before comparing or rounding. When rounding, look at the digit to the right of the place you are rounding.

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place value

Each digit has a value based on its place.

Example: The 5 is in the hundreds place.

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comparison

Compare thousands first, then hundreds, tens, and ones.

Example: 3,907 is greater because 9 hundreds is more than 7 hundreds.

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rounding

Look at the tens digit to decide.

Example: 6,348 rounds to 6,300 because the tens digit is 4.

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thinking step

Expanded form helps place-value understanding.

Example: 4,582 = 4,000 + 500 + 80 + 2.