Place value blocks

The  exercise appears under the 4th grade (U.S.) Math Mission. This exercise practices using place value blocks to find values of numbers.

Types of problems
There are two types of problems in this exercise:
 * 1) Which place value model shows ___ ?: This has a number and user is asked to find which place value model with blocks is equivalent to it.
 * 2) What number is shown by the place value blocks?: This has a place value model with blocks and user is asked to find which number it shows

Strategies
Basic knowledge of place value is required for this exercise.
 * 1) The cube block has a value of 1,000, the square block has a value of 100, the skinny tall block has a value of 10, and the shorter blocks have a value of less than 10.

Real-life Applications

 * 1) Decimals are used to display daily information to consumers.