Read whole numbers to 1,000

Whole numbers from 0 through 1,000 are interpreted and named by relating each digit to its place value: hundreds, tens, and ones, including the role of zero as a placeholder and 1,000 as one thousand. This understanding connects standard numerals with spoken number names and supports comparing, ordering, composing, and decomposing numbers through the base-ten system; larger numbers and more advanced place-value generalizations are not included.

Detailed Explanation: Read whole numbers to 1,000

Each digit in a whole number has a place:

Hundreds: groups of 100
Tens: groups of 10
Ones: single units

To read a number, say the hundreds first, then the tens and ones.

Example: Read $(406)$

Look at the digits by place:

\begin{array}{c|c|c} \text{Hundreds} & \text{Tens} & \text{Ones} \\ 4 & 0 & 6 \end{array}

The $4$ is in the hundreds place, so it means four hundred.
The $0$ is in the tens place. It is a placeholder, showing that there are no tens. We do not say “zero tens.”
The $6$ is in the ones place, so it means six.

Therefore,

406 = \text{four hundred six}

Remember: $(1{,}000)$ is read as one thousand.

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