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Matariki Place Value Games
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Matariki Place Value Games
Read each question carefully. Show your working where needed, and use place value to explain your thinking.
Reading Matariki Numbers
Digits have different values depending on their position in a number.
1.In 638,472, what is the value of the digit 3?
- 3
- 30,000
- 300,000
- 300
2.Write 284,617 in words.
3.Which of these numbers is the greatest?
- 76,594
- 76,945
- 67,954
- 67,945
4.Round 386,752 to the nearest thousand.
Moving Digits: Multiplying and Dividing by 10
Use place-value shifts to work out each result.
5.Calculate 3,842 × 10.
- 384.2
- 3,852
- 38,420
- 384,200
6.Complete all three calculations: 46,800 ÷ 10 = __; 46,800 ÷ 100 = __; 46,800 ÷ 1,000 = __.
7.Explain what happens to the value of each digit when a number is multiplied by 10.
8.A light display uses 64,250 points of light. What is the result of multiplying this number by 10?
Matariki Place Value Challenge
Use each digit once where a question asks you to arrange a set of digits.
9.Arrange the digits 4, 8, 1, 6, 3 and 9 to make (a) the greatest possible six-digit number, (b) the smallest possible six-digit number, and (c) the number closest to 500,000.
10.Divide 846,275 by 100. Give your answer and describe how the value of each digit changes.
11.In two or three sentences, compare the way a digit's position determines its value with the way a star's position helps identify a pattern in the Matariki cluster.
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