Grade 2 Place Value: Building 3-Digit Numbers
Build and read 3-digit numbers
What You'll Learn
- Build 3-digit numbers
- Identify digit values
đŸ“–3-Digit
Put together hundreds, tens, and ones! 300 + 40 + 5 = 345: 3 hundreds, 4 tens and 5 ones.
đŸ’¡Empty places
400 + 7 has no tens, so write a 0 in the tens place: 407 (not 47).
Worked examples
Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.
Example 1
What number is 300 + 60 + 4?
- To build the number, add the value of each place: 300 + 60 + 4.
- 300 + 60 + 4 = 364.
Answer: 364
Example 2
Which digit is in the hundreds place of 319?
- Each digit’s value depends on its place. Look at the hundreds place in 319.
- Counting from the right, the hundreds place is the third digit.
- The digit in the hundreds place is 3.
Answer: 3
Example 3
What number is 200 + 90?
- To build the number, add the value of each place: 200 + 90.
- 200 + 90 = 290.
Answer: 290