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Riddle puzzle: Place value

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Why do plants hate math homework?

  1. 1.What number is 6 hundreds, 5 thousands, 5 ones?
  2. 2.Write as a number: 6 + 1000 + 700
  3. 3.What is the value of the digit 9 in 239 874?
  4. 4.What is the value of the digit 3 in 3175?
  5. 5.In 2687, which place is the digit 8 in?
  6. 6.Which is 508 in expanded form?
  7. 7.What is the value of the digit 7 in 8725?
  8. 8.What is the value of the digit 4 in 5034?
  9. 9.What is the value of the digit 4 in 457 095?
  10. 10.What number is 69 hundreds?
  11. 11.Which is 502 in expanded form?

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500 + 2S

7910J

3000A

10Z

400000O

tensR

4O

5605S

1706Q

500 + 8E

hundredsX

9000U

60K

6900T

700R

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Answer key: Place value riddle

Why do plants hate math homework? Square roots!

  1. 1. 5605 = S
  2. 2. 1706 = Q
  3. 3. 9000 = U
  4. 4. 3000 = A
  5. 5. tens = R
  6. 6. 500 + 8 = E
  7. 7. 700 = R
  8. 8. 4 = O
  9. 9. 400000 = O
  10. 10. 6900 = T
  11. 11. 500 + 2 = S

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