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Place value definition

System determining digit worth based on position in number

Relationship between adjacent place value positions

Each position is 10 times larger moving left

Money conversion: pence to pounds

100p=£1100p = £1

Decimal places needed for pounds

2 decimal places (e.g., £2.80)

Rule for using £ and p symbols

Write £ or p, never both together

Units rule when working with money

Always work in same units (all pence or all pounds)

How to order numbers by place value

Compare digits left to right, starting with leftmost

If leftmost digits same when ordering

Move one position right and compare

Position furthest left has what property

Greater value

Units/ones position location

Rightmost digit

Value of 55 in 2,5082,508

55 hundreds or 500500

Which number smaller if digits differ in same position

The one with smaller digit in that position

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