Question

Henry counted 350 lockers in his school.Hayley counted 403 lockers in her school. How does the 3 in 350 compare to the 3 in 403?

Answer 1

The 3 in 350 signifies 300 lockers. The 3 in 403 signifies just 3 lockers.

Answer 2

Answer: The value of 3 in 350 is 10 times the value of 3 in 403 .

Explanation:

Given : Henry counted 350 lockers in his school.

Hayley counted 403 lockers in her school.

The value of 3 in 350 is 3 hundreds and 300 and the value of 430 is 3 tens and 30.

Since 300 is 10 times 30 because
`30*10=300`

Then, the value of 3 in 350 is 10 times the value of 3 in 403 .