Place value

Numbers are part of everyday life. Place value describes the position of a digit in a number. Learn about place value is with BBC Bitesize Maths.

Numbers can be written as digits or as words, eg 60 or sixty. Learn how to write and describe whole numbers.

Learn how to multiply and divide by 10, 100 and 1000 using place value.

What is a number line? What are number lines used for? Learn how to recognise and work out missing values on number lines.

The area method is also known as the grid method and can be useful when multiplying large numbers together.