PART
3
Understanding
P lace
V alue
t o
B illions
The
L EGO
m ovie
m ade
t wo
h undred
f orty-‐three
m illion,
f our
h undred
thousand
d ollars
a t
t he
b ox
o ffice.
H ow
w ould
y ou
w rite
t his
a mount
i n
standard
f orm?
You
c an
u se
a
p lace
v alue
c hart
t o
h elp
y ou
r ead
a nd
w rite
l arge
n umbers.
millions
thousands
Ones
2
4
3
4
0
0
0
0
0
Standard
f orm:
$
2 43,400,000
It
i s
r ead
t wo
h undred
f orty-‐three
m illion,
f our
h undred
t housand
dollars.
The
s hort
w ord
n ame
i s
2 43
m illion,
4 00
t housand.
Example:
The
m ovie,
N eed
f or
S peed,
m ade
$ 30,680,250
a t
t he
b ox
o ffice.
What
i s
t he
p lace
a nd
v alue
o f
t he
8
i n
t he
a mount?
The
8
i s
i n
t he
t en
t housands
p lace.
The
v alue
o f
t he
8
i s
$ 80,000
It
i s
r ead
t hirty
m illion,
s ix
h undred
e ighty
t housand,
t wo
h undred
fifty.
T he
s hort
w ord
n ame
i s
3 0
m illion,
6 80
t housand,
2 50.
Module
1 :
R eading
a nd
W riting
R eal-‐Life
N umbers
8