A. Which of the 4 states has the least area? the greatest area? Write the number name for the area of each of these states. B. Draw a place-value chart. Record Kansas's area. Explain how the value of the 2 in the thousands place compares with the value of the 2 in the hundreds place.

• Montana: 147,042 square miles
• Kansas: 82,278 square miles
• Oregon: 98,381 square miles
• Wyoming: 97,814 square miles

Comparing the areas:
$82,278 < 97,814 < 98,381 < 147,042$
The least area is 82,278 square miles (Kansas).
The greatest area is 147,042 square miles (Montana).

• Montana: One hundred forty-seven thousand, forty-two
• Kansas: Eighty-two thousand, two hundred seventy-eight
• Oregon: Ninety-eight thousand, three hundred eighty-one
• Wyoming: Ninety-seven thousand, eight hundred fourteen

B.

The 2 in the thousands place has a value of $2 \times 1,000 = 2,000$.
The 2 in the hundreds place has a value of $2 \times 100 = 200$.
The value of the 2 in the thousands place (2,000) is 10 times the value of the 2 in the hundreds place (200), because $2,000 \div 200 = 10$.