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READING THE NUMBERS

Let us think about the numbers we see everyday in school, in newspaper, at home, on television and in books and magagines.

We say:- 5 Frogs, 10 Fishes, 100 dollers, 10,000 people etc.

5 FROGS 10 FISHES 100 DOLLERS 10,000 PEOPLE

Lets see a few more numbers:-
5740,59095,006570,00050,4285,200,806
What are these numbers??? How to read them???
To learn how to read them and understand their value lets see what PLACE VALUE of a digit is.

PLACE VALUE:- All the numbers we see are part of the Decimal System. The decimal system uses ten digits:--
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 and 9 .The position of a digit in a number gives it a specific value that is called its Place Value.
Lets see the Place Value Chart and find out what is the place value of 5 in each number:-

 

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PLACE VALUE OF 5
--->Place value of 5 in 40590 is Five Hundred
--->Place value of 5 in 57 is Fifty
--->Place value of 5 in 95,006 is Five Thousand
--->Place value of 5 in 570,000 is Five Hundred Thousand
--->Place value of 5 in 50428 is Fifty Thousand
--->Place value of 5 in 5,200,806 is Five Million
Now lets read the numbers by reading the digits and their place value.
For example :-  3,421,957
Place value of 3 = 3 million
Total millions=3 million

Place value of 4 = 4*hundred thousand or 400 thousand
Place value of 2 = 2*ten thousand or 20 thousand
Place value of 1 = 1 thousand
lets total all thousands=421 thousand

Place value of 9 = 9 hundred
total hundreds= 9 hundred

Place value of 5 = 50
Place value of 7 = 7 
lets total tens and ones=57

Therefore total value of the number is= 3 million 421 thousand 9 hundred 57
Write:3,421,157 Standard Form
Read:Three million, four houndred twenty one thousand, nine hundred, fifty seven


Now lets see if you can read and write a few more numbers:-
Example 1:- 3,426,590

Place value of 3: Total Millions:
Place value of 4:
Place value of 2:
Place value of 6: Total Thousands:
Place value of 5: Total Hundreds:
Place value of 9:

Read the whole number and write here:


Does your answer match? if Yes!! CONGRATULATIONS!!! You are doing very good. If No!!! don't worry.Go Back and Retry


Example 2:-5,905,493
Place value of 5: Total Millions:
Place value of 9:
Place value of 5: Total Thousands:
Place value of 4: Total Hundreds:
Place value of 9:
Place value of 3:

Read the whole number and write here:


Does your answer match? Yes!! Now you are an Expert!!!!!!. If No!!! don't worry.Go Back and Retry