This document explains how to visualize whole numbers up to ten thousand by understanding the place value of each digit. It breaks down the number into places - ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, and ten thousands - where each place is worth ten times the value of the place to its right. An example number, 12345, is shown to demonstrate how the value of each digit depends on its place within the whole number.

1. VISUALIZING WHOLE
NUMBERS UP TO TEN
THOUSAND

2. THOUSANDS ONES OR UNITS
TEN
THOUSANDS
THOUSANDS HUNDREDS TENS ONES
10 x 1000 10 x 100 10 x 10 10 x 1 1
10,000 1000 100 10 1

3. =
The tens place is 10 times the value of the
ones place

4. =
The hundreds place is 10 times the value of the
tens place

5. The thousands place is 10 ten times
the value of the hundreds place

7. EXAMPLE:
• 12345
TENS
HUNDREDS
THOUSANDS
TEN THOUSANDS
ONES