Numbers to 1,000

Place value is really important when building up numbers. The order the digits are written in a number determine its value.

A number can be made of more than one digit.

We use place value headings, like 'ones', 'tens', 'hundreds' and 'thousands' to help us understand the value of each digit.

How do you represent the number 167 with a place value chart?

The number 167 is made of the digits 1, 6 and 7.

We can use a place value to chart to express the number 167 like this:

In other words, 1 hundred, 6 tens and 7 ones.

This number can also be represented in other ways without using numbers. Each pictorial representation in the slideshow below shows 167.

Remember, if the digits were put in a different order, the number would change completely.

Let's rearrange the digits 1, 6 and 7 into 671 to see how it changes the number.

Base 10

Place value counters

The same digits have been used but they are in a different order. Their value completely changes.

Ellie wants to show the number 345 using place value counters. Can you help her?

The first thing you need to do is partition the number. That's 3 hundreds, 4 tens and 5 ones.

Now put them together to represent 345.

Dinosaur digits

Click on the image below to see if you can make the correct number.