Unit 7 – Whole numbers and fractions
1 The number 372 is made up of the digits 3, 7 and 2. The digit 3 is in hundreds place and represents 3 hundreds or 300. What can you say about the digits 7 and 2?
2 We can use place value to help represent numbers in different ways.
372 = 300 + 70 + 2
We can expand the number 372 to show the place value parts. The total value is 372.
How does the bar model show this?
372 300 70 2
3 The number 372 is positioned between 300 and 400 on a number line. 350 is midway between 300 and 400. 372 is more than 350.
300
350 372
400
Can you explain why 372 is nearly midway between 350 and 400?
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