Grade 2 Place Value: Mixed Place Value Review

Worked examples

Real problems from the practice worksheets, solved one step at a time.

1. Example 1

   657 ___ 693

   1. To compare 657 and 693, look at how big each number is. For bigger numbers, compare one place at a time, starting from the left.
   2. 657 is less than 693.
   3. So 657 < 693. The open, wide end of the sign always faces the bigger number.

   Answer: <

2. Example 2

   Write 819 in expanded form

   1. Expanded form shows what each digit is worth. Break 819 apart place by place.
   2. So 819 = 800 + 10 + 9.

   Answer: 800 + 10 + 9

3. Example 3

   Which digit is in the hundreds place of 548?

   1. Each digit’s value depends on its place. Look at the hundreds place in 548.
   2. Counting from the right, the hundreds place is the third digit.
   3. The digit in the hundreds place is 5.

   Answer: 5