Hundred's place

256

larger than tens and ones

The 2 is in the hundreds place

100, 200, 300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 900

57

Larger than the one's place

The 5 is in the ten's place

10, 20, 30, 40, 50 ,60, 70, 80, 90

One's place

7

Smallest whole number place

The 7 is in the one's place

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9

Tenth's place

6.8

Smaller than the one's place

The 8 is in the tenth's place

Decimal point

45.4

The decimal point says "and" when you read it

Rounding

5 or higher you round up

4 or lower you round down

Round 25 to the tens place

1.  Underline the 2

2.  The 5 tells you to round up

3.  25 rounds to 30

Compare

Which number is larger?

58  ___  72

Compare the place values

58

72

The 7 is higher than the 5

72 is larger

Order

Put the numbers in order from smallest to largest

34,  12,  78

Which number is the smallest?

34

12

78

The 1 is the smallest in the ten's place

12 is the smallest

34 is the next smallest

78 is the largest