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Space Journey: Exploring Large Numbers through Distances in Space

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Grade: 5

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Ready for a space journey? Let's travel to the Moon! The distance to the Moon is a whopping 238,855 miles! That's a large number, right? The number 238,855 is in the hundred-thousands place value. The '2' is in the hundred-thousands place, '3' in the ten-thousands, '8' in the thousands, '8' in the hundreds, '5' in the tens, and '5' in the ones place. Understanding large numbers and place value helps us comprehend the vast distances in space. How amazing is that!

Question 1

What is the value of the digit 2 in the number 238,855?

Two hundreds

Two tens

Two hundred-thousands

Explanation. In the number 238,855, the digit 2 is in the hundred-thousands place.

Two thousands

Two ones

Question 2

If the digit '3' in the number 238,855 represents ten-thousands, what does it mean?

Three thousands

Three hundred-thousands

Three hundreds

Three tens

Thirty thousands

Explanation. When 3 is in ten-thousands place, it means thirty thousands.

Question 3

What is the distance to the Moon?

238,555 miles

238,855 miles

Explanation. The given distance to the Moon is 238,855 miles.

283,855 miles

283,585 miles

238,558 miles

Question 4

What does the '5' in the ones place represent in the number 238,855?

Five tens

Five hundreds

Five thousands

Five

Explanation. The '5' in the ones place represents 5 ones, or simply 'five'.

Fifty

Question 5

What is the value of the digit 8 in the hundreds place in the number 238,855?

Eight hundreds

Explanation. In the number 238,855, the digit 8 is in the hundreds place, hence it is eight hundreds.

Eighty

Eight thousands

Eight tens

Eight

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