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🔢 Missing Place Value (3-digit numbers)

Find the missing hundreds, tens, or ones to make the 3-digit number true.
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Practice Questions

  1. ? + 40 + 6 = 246
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    200

  2. 500 + ? + 8 = 508
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    0

  3. 700 + 60 + ? = 764
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    4

  4. ? + 20 + 5 = 325
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    300

  5. 900 + ? + 3 = 903
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    0

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Teaching Notes

Reinforce the concept that each digit's position determines its value. Use manipulatives to model numbers and identify missing components.

Vocabulary
Missing Place Value: An unknown digit's value in a number.
Balance Equation: Making both sides of an equation equal.
Common Mistakes
  • Confusing tens and hundreds place values.
  • Not recognizing zero as a placeholder (e.g., in 205).
  • Incorrectly identifying the value of the missing digit.
Differentiation
SupportUse place value charts or base-ten blocks to visualize numbers.
ChallengeChallenge with larger numbers or multi-step missing value problems.
Discussion Questions
  • Why is understanding place value important in math?
  • How does knowing place value help us read and write large numbers?
  • Can a number have zero tens? What does that mean?
  • What happens to a digit's value when it moves one place to the left?
Extension Activities
  • Create your own missing number problems.
  • Use manipulatives to solve.
  • Find missing tens or ones.
Parent Tip

Use a number line to find the difference between known and total values.

Learning Path
Skill Cluster

Number Sense

Estimated Time

15 minutes

Skills Practiced
Missing addendsPlace value understandingSolving for unknowns