Reading and Writing Numbers to 1000
Aligned to 2.NBT.A.3 — Common Core State Standards for Mathematics.
What this lesson teaches
You can write a number three ways: as digits, in words, and in expanded form that shows each place added up.
Worked example
The number 256 is 'two hundred fifty-six' in words, and 200 + 50 + 6 in expanded form.
Practice questions
- Write 473 in words.
- Write 'three hundred eight' as a number.
- Write 615 in expanded form.
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Leer y escribir números hasta 1000
Puedes escribir un número de tres maneras: con dígitos, con palabras y en forma desarrollada que muestra cada lugar sumado.
Ejemplo: El número 256 es 'doscientos cincuenta y seis' en palabras, y 200 + 50 + 6 en forma desarrollada.
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