In this activity, we will be learning to write numbers using numerals.
We can use place value to write numbers accurately in numerals.
Let's take the number six hundred and twenty-one as an example.
We know that the number has 6 hundreds, 2 tens and a one.
Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
6 | 2 | 1 |
We can write this using place value: 600 + 20 + 1
So, the number in numerals is 621.
Let's try an example question together.
Example
Write this number using numerals:
Four hundred and thirty-six.
Answer
We can use place value to split the numbers into hundreds, tens and ones.
Hundreds | Tens | Ones |
4 | 3 | 6 |
400 + 30 + 6
So, the number four hundred and thirty-six can be written in numerals as 436.
Sometimes, we might have a number that causes a little problem, such as two hundred and seven.
We can see that there are two hundreds and seven ones, but there are no tens!
We need to include a zero in the tens place to act as a place holder. If we didn't, we would simply have the number 27 which is not the right number!
If we include the zero as a place holder, our number is 207.
Are you happy with that?