Sample Place Value Questions from TEA

Here are a few questions from the state-wide math assessment that show what a possible place value question could involve and possible ways to solve them. In no way are possible questions limited to the style, format, and/or level of difficulty shown here.

Sample 1
According to a report published in 1999, the
population of Dallas was 1,063,292. What does
the 6 in this number represent?
A Six thousand
B* Sixty thousand
C Sixty-three thousand
D Six hundred thousand

Strategy to solve this question:
Write out the place value chart and put the number in it.


Sample 2

Some of the greatest long-jump distances by
Olympic athletes are listed in the table below.
















According to this table, in which year was the
greatest long-jump distance recorded?
F* 1968
G 1976
H 1988
J 1992

Strategy for solving this problem:
Stack the distances and determine which is largest.

8.90

8.35

8.72

8.67

All 4 distances are the same in the ones place. The first place a difference is seen is in the tenths place. Since all the digits in the tenths places are different, the greatest long-jump distance is 8.90.