Numbers to 100,000

Reading, writing and building numbers up to 100,000 in expanded form, and comparing and ordering them.

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How to help

Name each digit by its place. 47,305 is 40,000 + 7,000 + 300 + 5; a zero place is left out. Compare from the left, place by place.

ten thousandsthe fifth place from the right
expanded forma number as a sum of place values
digitone of 0 to 9 in a number
orderput from least to greatest or greatest to least

Watch for: Writing 47,305 as 40,000 + 7,000 + 300 + 0 + 5, or losing a place. Comparing the last digits first. Writing forty thousand six as 40,6 or 4,006.

At home: Read a big number from a car odometer or a news story aloud, then say it in expanded form together.

Sample sheet and answer key

Luna's Space Adventure

Grade 3 · Numbers to 100,000 · 3.2A

NameDate

Astronaut Luna is exploring a far-off corner of space. Solve each problem to help Luna's mission go smoothly!

Expanded form

Write it as a sum of place values.

66,569 =

24,928 =

50,308 =

Words to digits

Write each number with digits and a comma.

forty-two thousand three hundred eighty-seven

ninety-five thousand six hundred seventy-nine

fifty-five thousand eight hundred seventeen

Compare

Line up the places. Compare from the left.

38,38041,76132,01534,20468,39369,55195,43098,96227,92724,92389,02687,23852,20749,27492,16392,163

Least to greatest

Same ten thousands: look at the thousands next.

17,649 · 19,735 · 11,512 · 16,265

13,615 · 14,252 · 16,556 · 11,221

Grade 3 · Sheet

Luna's Space Adventure

Grade 3 · Numbers to 100,000 · 3.2A

Answer key

Astronaut Luna is exploring a far-off corner of space. Solve each problem to help Luna's mission go smoothly!

Expanded form

Write it as a sum of place values.

66,569 =60,000 + 6,000 + 500 + 60 + 9

24,928 =20,000 + 4,000 + 900 + 20 + 8

50,308 =50,000 + 300 + 8

Words to digits

Write each number with digits and a comma.

forty-two thousand three hundred eighty-seven42,387

ninety-five thousand six hundred seventy-nine95,679

fifty-five thousand eight hundred seventeen55,817

Compare

Line up the places. Compare from the left.

38,380<41,76132,015<34,20468,393<69,55195,430<98,96227,927>24,92389,026>87,23852,207>49,27492,163=92,163

Least to greatest

Same ten thousands: look at the thousands next.

17,649 · 19,735 · 11,512 · 16,26511,512 < 16,265 < 17,649 < 19,735

13,615 · 14,252 · 16,556 · 11,22111,221 < 13,615 < 14,252 < 16,556

Answer key

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Standard

Texas TEKS 3.2A · Build and break apart numbers up to 100,000 by place value, including expanded form.

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