Three-Digit Place Value — Answer Key
Part A: Sort the Words
Sort each word or number into the correct category box.
1. Sort each three-digit number into the correct group.
More than 500
567812701 500 or less
234305499 The hundreds digit has the largest value in a three-digit number, so it tells you the most about size.
Part B: Fill in the Blank
Write the missing word or number on each line.
1. In the number 347, the hundreds digit is 3.
Three hundreds, four tens, and seven ones make up 347, so the hundreds digit is 3.
2. In the number 582, the tens digit is 8.
582 has 5 hundreds, 8 tens, and 2 ones, making 8 the tens digit.
3. In the number 614, the ones digit is 4.
614 is 6 hundreds, 1 ten, and 4 ones, so 4 sits in the ones place.
4. The digit 9 in 293 is in the tens place.
Going right to left, 3 is ones, 9 is tens, and 2 is hundreds, so 9 is in the tens place.
5. The digit 7 in 706 is in the hundreds place.
706 means 7 hundreds, 0 tens, and 6 ones, so the 7 stands for 700.
Part C: True or False?
Read each statement. Circle True or False.
1. In the number 428, the digit 4 stands for 400.
True False
The 4 sits in the hundreds place, so its value is 4 times 100, which equals 400.
2. The number 305 has 3 tens.
True False
305 is 3 hundreds, 0 tens, and 5 ones, so it has zero tens, not three.
3. The ones digit of 560 is 0.
True False
560 breaks down into 5 hundreds, 6 tens, and 0 ones, so the ones digit is 0.
4. In 199, the digit 9 in the tens place stands for 9.
True False
The 9 in the tens place stands for 90, not 9, because tens means groups of ten.