Year 5 Number & Place Value
Read and write numbers to 1,000,000; interpret negative numbers in context; round to any power of 10.
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Worked examples
RookieRead and interpret directly.
Which is bigger: -3 or -8?
- -3
- -8
- Equal
- Cannot tell
Answer: -3. -3 is to the right of -8 on the number line.
ProCompare and infer.
Order from smallest: 3,547; 3,475; 3,754; 3,547.
- 3,475; 3,547; 3,547; 3,754
- 3,754; 3,547; 3,547; 3,475
- 3,547; 3,475; 3,754
- Different
Answer: 3,475; 3,547; 3,547; 3,754. Compare column by column.
GuruMulti-step reasoning.
Estimate: a chain of 5,250 schools, each with about 200 pupils. Total pupils?
- About 1,000,000
- About 105,000
- About 10,000
- About 100,000
Answer: About 1,000,000. 5,000 × 200 = 1,000,000.
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- What is covered in Year 5 Number & Place Value?
- Read and write numbers to 1,000,000; interpret negative numbers in context; round to any power of 10. Key skills include Place Value, Rounding, Negative Numbers.
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