Year 5: Place value and rounding

Compare large numbers and round them.

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8 original questions with answers and explanations. Compare large numbers and round them.

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Write 407,016 in words.
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Four hundred and seven thousand and sixteen.
Read the thousands first, then the remaining sixteen.
What is the value of 8 in 582,104?
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80,000
The 8 is in the ten-thousands column.
Order these from smallest to largest: 90,510; 95,010; 90,501.
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90,501; 90,510; 95,010
Compare the first place where the digits differ.
Round 364,782 to the nearest 10,000.
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360,000
The thousands digit is 4, so round down.
Round 695,120 to the nearest 100,000.
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700,000
It is closer to 700,000 than 600,000.
A town has 28,750 people. Another has 10,000 more. How many live in the second town?
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38,750
Add 10,000 to 28,750.
The temperature is -3 °C. It rises by 8 °C. What is it now?
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5 °C
Move eight steps up from negative three.
Write 946 as a Roman numeral.
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CMXLVI
900 is CM, 40 is XL and 6 is VI.

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Curriculum source checked 2026-09-30.

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Compare large numbers and round them.

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