Grade 2 · Numbers & operations

Place value practice

Place value is a grade 2 math skill aligned to Common Core standard 2.NBT.A.1: understand that the three digits of a three-digit number represent amounts of hundreds, tens, and ones. Below are 8 practice questions with answers and step-by-step explanations, drawn from the 165 place value problems our math games drill.

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Question 1easy

What digit is in the tens place of 44314431?

Read 44314431 from the right: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands. The digit in the tens place is 33.

Question 2easy

Which expression equals 18,65718{,}657 in expanded form?

Each digit's value: 10,000+8,000+600+50+710{,}000 + 8{,}000 + 600 + 50 + 7.

Question 3easy

What digit is in the tens place of 61086108?

Read 61086108 from the right: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands. The digit in the tens place is 00.

Question 4easy

Which expression equals 5,8345{,}834 in expanded form?

Each digit's value: 5,000+800+30+45{,}000 + 800 + 30 + 4.

Question 5easy

What digit is in the hundreds place of 67346734?

Read 67346734 from the right: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands. The digit in the hundreds place is 77.

Question 6easy

Which expression equals 9,8179{,}817 in expanded form?

Each digit's value: 9,000+800+10+79{,}000 + 800 + 10 + 7.

Question 7easy

What digit is in the thousands place of 85248524?

Read 85248524 from the right: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands. The digit in the thousands place is 88.

Question 8easy

Which expression equals 3,2953{,}295 in expanded form?

Each digit's value: 3,000+200+90+53{,}000 + 200 + 90 + 5.

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