The World of Three Digit Numbers · Number Sense

Place Value and Face Value

Understanding how the position of a digit determines its total value within a three digit number.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does the value of a digit change when it moves from the tens place to the hundreds place?
  2. 2Why is zero called a placeholder in numbers like 405?
  3. 3What is the difference between what a digit is and what it is worth?

CBSE Learning Outcomes

CBSE: Numbers up to 999 - Class 3CBSE: Place Value - Class 3
Class: Class 3
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: The World of Three Digit Numbers
Period: Number Sense

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