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Whole Numbers Place Value

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Whole Numbers Place Value

Whole Numbers Place Value

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📊 Part 1: Place Value Understanding

1. Write the place value of the underlined digit in each number:

a) 4,562 = ____________

b) 7,834 = ____________

c) 2,917 = ____________

d) 6,428 = ____________

2. Write these numbers in expanded form:

a) 3,456 = _____ × 1000 + _____ × 100 + _____ × 10 + _____ × 1

b) 7,829 = _____ × 1000 + _____ × 100 + _____ × 10 + _____ × 1

c) 5,043 = _____ × 1000 + _____ × 100 + _____ × 10 + _____ × 1

3. What number is represented by this expanded form?

a) 6 × 1000 + 2 × 100 + 8 × 10 + 5 × 1 = ____________

b) 9 × 1000 + 0 × 100 + 4 × 10 + 7 × 1 = ____________

📏 Part 2: Number Line Activities

4. Mark these numbers on the number line below:

Numbers to plot: 2,500 4,750 6,200 8,900

0 _____________________ 2,000 _____________________ 4,000 _____________________ 6,000 _____________________ 8,000 _____________________ 10,000

5. Use the number line to help you order these numbers from smallest to largest:

Numbers: 7,345 3,892 9,156 5,671 1,234

⚖️ Part 3: Comparing Numbers

6. Compare these numbers using <, >, or = symbols:

a) 4,567 _____ 4,576

b) 8,234 _____ 8,234

c) 3,891 _____ 3,819

d) 7,045 _____ 7,450

e) 9,999 _____ 10,000

7. Circle the largest number in each group:

Group A:

5,432

5,342

5,423

5,324

Group B:

8,907

8,970

8,097

8,709

🧠 Part 4: Problem Solving

8. A school has 4,567 students. Another school has 4,576 students. Which school has more students? Explain your reasoning using place value.
9. Match each number with its correct description:
1. 6,000
2. 6,050
3. 6,500
4. 6,005
A. Six thousand and five
B. Six thousand five hundred
C. Six thousand
D. Six thousand and fifty
10. The population of Auckland is approximately 1,700,000 people. Write this number using powers of 10:

1,700,000 = 17 × 10_____ = 1.7 × 10_____

11. Check all the numbers that are greater than 7,500:

7,499

7,501

7,050

8,000

7,500

✏️ Part 5: Mathematical Communication

12. Explain in your own words what place value means and why it's important when working with whole numbers:
13. Create your own 4-digit number and write it three different ways:

My number: ____________

In words: ________________________________________________

In expanded form: ______________________________________

Using powers of 10: ____________________________________

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