Place Values - Word Problems

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Grade Level

• Middle School

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Subject

• Mathematics

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Length of Time

• 45 Minutes To 1 Hour

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Description

• This lesson consists of word problems involving place values.

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Goals

• Students will learn:
  
  * About place values
  
  * Read word problems and answer them
  

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Materials Needed

• * The worksheet that I have included in this lesson
  
  * Pencils and erasers
  

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Procedure

• First, you will copy the worksheet that I have included in this lesson so that each student will have a copy.
  
  Then, you will write an example on the board to show the students how to do the problems in the worksheet.
  
  Example: What is the place value of the 3 in the following number? 356 = hundreds
  
  After that, you will pass out the worksheets so that they can work on them independently.
  
  
  
  Worksheet - Place Values - Word Problems
  
  Directions - Look at each question carefully and follow the directions.
  
  1. What is the place value of the 2 in the following number? 235,987
  
  2. What is the place value of the 4 in the following number? 345,988
  
  3. What is the place value of the 8 in the following number? 358
  
  4. What is the place value of the 5 in the following number? 5,321
  
  5. What is the place value of the 3 in the following number? 312,258
  
  6. What would the number be if you added 30,000 more to the following number? 15,093
  
  7. What would the number be if you subtracted 20 from the following number? 693
  
  8. What is the place value of the 9 in the following number? 983
  
  9. What is the place value of the 3 in the following number? 93,987
  
  10. What would the number be if you added 200 to the following number? 987
  
  11. What is the place value of the 5 in the following number? 235,987
  
  12. What is the place value of the 9 in the following number? 345,988
  
  13. What is the place value of the 3 in the following number? 358
  
  14. What is the place value of the 2 in the following number? 5,321
  
  15. What is the place value of the 1 in the following number? 312,258
  
  16. What would the number be if you added 3,000 more to the following number? 15,093
  
  17. What would the number be if you subtracted 10 from the following number? 693
  
  18. What is the place value of the 3 in the following number? 983
  
  19. What is the place value of the 7 in the following number? 93,987
  
  20. What would the number be if you added 400 to the following number? 987
  
  
  
  
  

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Grading

• Each problem is worth five points for a total of 100.
  
  100 to 90 = A
  
  89 to 80 = B
  
  79 to 70 = C
  
  69 to 60 = D
  
  Below 60 = F
  
  

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