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Digits, columns and value

Place value chart showing 3,058.42 with columns from thousands to hundredths and labels 3000, 50 and 0.4

A number is made from digits, but each digit's value depends on its column. In $642$ , the $6$ is worth $600$ , the $4$ is worth $40$ , and the $2$ is worth $2$ .

Place Value Lesson

GCSE
Maths
Place Value

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel GCSE Maths Place Value for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.

Lessons

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Digits, columns and value

Place value chart showing 3,058.42 with columns from thousands to hundredths and labels 3000, 50 and 0.4

A number is made from digits, but each digit's value depends on its column. In $642$ , the $6$ is worth $600$ , the $4$ is worth $40$ , and the $2$ is worth $2$ .

Place Value Lesson

GCSE
Maths
Place Value

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel GCSE Maths Place Value for Foundation and Higher tier. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build fluency with number, ratio and algebra first, since geometry, probability and statistics topics rely on them, and leave extra time nearer the exam for Higher-tier problem-solving and multi-step reasoning questions.