Place Value
Read a Three-Digit Number
Read 374 by identifying its hundreds digit (3), tens digit (7), and ones digit (4). Each digit's place tells you how much it contributes to the total.
Example
read-374.math
hundreds | tens | ones
3 | 7 | 4
step: 374: 3 hundreds, 7 tens, 4 ones
step: hundreds digit 3 -> 3 x 100 = 300
step: tens digit 7 -> 7 x 10 = 70
step: ones digit 4 -> 4 x 1 = 4
step: 374 = 300 + 70 + 4
place-value
Each digit in a number has a place: hundreds, tens, and ones. The place tells you how much each digit is worth. In 374, the 3 is worth 300, the 7 is worth 70, and the 4 is worth 4.