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Place Value Number Race

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Place Value Number Race

A conservation team is checking six-digit estimates of kākāpō numbers for a maths challenge. Use place value to compare, order and build numbers. Commas separate thousands.

Race 1: Compare the counts

For each pair, write <, > or = in the gap. Look from the greatest place value to the smallest.

1.A. 234,567 234,576
2.B. 890,123 89,123
3.C. 456,000 455,999

Race 2: Crack the place-value code

Use the digits and their positions to uncover each answer.

4.In 847,392, which digit is in the ten-thousands place?
  • 8
  • 4
  • 7
  • 3
5.Which number has 5 in the hundreds place?
  • 125,643
  • 652,431
  • 234,567
  • 789,612
6.Write 608,415 in expanded form, showing the value of each non-zero digit.
7.Build the greatest six-digit number you can using 3, 0, 8, 5, 1 and 6 exactly once. What is the number?

Race 3: Find the winning order

Imagine the numbers racing along this number line from 340,000 to 360,000. Locate each number mentally, then order them from smallest to largest.

8.Order these five numbers from smallest to largest: 345,678; 354,678; 345,876; 354,876; 345,687.
9.A teammate says 999,999 is greater than 1,000,000 because 999,999 has more 9s. Explain why the teammate is mistaken.
10.Create a number race: write two different six-digit numbers, then use <, > or = to show which is larger. Include a sentence naming the first place where the digits differ.

2 printable pages

  • Place Value Number Race, page 1 of 2: Race 1: Compare the counts, Race 2: Crack the place-value code

    Page 1

  • Place Value Number Race, page 2 of 2: Race 3: Find the winning order

    Page 2

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