A number is composed by combining its place-value units: hundreds, tens, and ones, so represents 3 hundreds, 4 tens, and 7 ones; a zero in a place indicates that no unit of that value is present. The understanding includes equivalent regroupings such as 1 hundred equaling 10 tens and supports reading numbers in standard, expanded, and place-value form for whole numbers through 1,000, without extending to larger-number systems or generalized notation.
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To compose a number, combine its place-value parts:
Example: Compose a number with 5 hundreds, 2 tens, and 0 ones.
Find the value of each part:
Add the parts:
The zero shows that there are no ones. Therefore, 5 hundreds, 2 tens, and 0 ones compose the number .
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