Year 6: Place value and negative numbers

Compare and round numbers; calculate across zero.

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8 original questions with answers and explanations. Compare and round numbers; calculate across zero.

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Write 6,042,309 in words.
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Six million, forty-two thousand, three hundred and nine.
Read the millions, thousands and units groups.
What is the value of 7 in 8,735,012?
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700,000
The 7 is in the hundred-thousands column.
Round 4,678,950 to the nearest million.
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5,000,000
The hundred-thousands digit is 6, so round up.
Round 9,245,801 to the nearest 100,000.
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9,200,000
The ten-thousands digit is 4, so round down.
Find the difference between -7 and 5.
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12
Seven steps to zero, then five more.
Order from smallest to largest: -12; 3; -4; 0.
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-12; -4; 0; 3
Negative numbers are below zero.
The temperature falls from 6 °C to -5 °C. How far does it fall?
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11 °C
Six degrees to zero and five more below it.
Write the number that is 100,000 less than 3,005,000.
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2,905,000
Subtract 100,000, exchanging across the millions boundary.

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Curriculum source checked 2026-09-30.

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Compare and round numbers; calculate across zero.

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