These chaps, the ones, are the smallest numbers.
They go from one to nine but then you run out of numbers.
Ah, don't worry little fella. We just need some help from the big guys.
Ahem!
Er, bring out the tens!
Place value helps us work out the value of a digit depending on its place or position in a number.
Now let's speed things up and see what happens when we get to 99.
We've run out of numbers again.
So, this time, we need the hundreds.
Now we've got hundreds, tens and ones all on board let's jump forward to the thousands, which are even bigger again!
Then, get ready guys, because next up…it's time to get out of here!
Place value
We use place value headings like 10, 100, 1000. These help us do sums and see which numbers are bigger than others.
A number is made of one or more digits. The number 6379, for example, is made of the digits 6, 3, 7 and 9.
6 thousands, 3 hundreds, 7 tens and 9 ones (ones can also be known as units).
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