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Step-by-step practice: Maths · Level 3Chapter 2 · Hundreds, tens and ones
Step-by-step Maths Level 3 · Hundreds, tens and ones · Summary

Step-by-step Maths Level 3 Hundreds, tens and ones: summary and key words

Part of the Step-by-step Maths Level 3 hundreds, tens and ones chapter. Chapter overview · whole chapter on one page

Chapter summary

SkillMethod
10 tens make 100Ten tens is one hundred; 100 is the same as 10 tens
Hundreds, tens and onesRead the digits from left to right in the place value table
Numerals and wordsHundreds first, then and, then tens and ones
Value of a digitMultiply the digit by its place value: 100, 10 or 1
PartitioningSplit into parts that add up to the number

Can you…?

  • I know that 10 tens make one hundred
  • I can split a 3-digit number into hundreds, tens and ones
  • I can write numbers from 100 to 1000 in numerals and in words
  • I can say the value of the digit in each place
  • I can partition a number in more than one way

Key terms

place value
what a digit is worth because of its place in the number
partition
split a number into parts that add up to it
digit
one of the symbols 0 to 9 used to write a number
hundreds digit
the digit in the hundreds place, for example the 6 in 645

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