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Year 6 Maths — Whole numbers

Use the order, identity, grouping and splitting properties of whole numbers to make arithmetic easier.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

Move along the whole numbers. Notice that each one has a next one, and that only zero has nothing before it.

0123456789101112

The line stops at 0 on the left because that is where the whole numbers start — but it never has to stop on the right.

  1. 1.What is the predecessor of 3000?

  2. 2.Which pair gives the same answer both ways round?

    • a) 9 - 4 and 4 - 9
    • b) 9 - 4 and 4 + 9
    • c) 9 ÷ 4 and 4 ÷ 9
    • d) 9 + 4 and 4 + 9

  3. 3.Which of these is NOT a whole number? (The whole numbers are 0, 1, 2, 3, …)

    • a) 0
    • b) -4
    • c) 17
    • d) 206

  4. 4.Tap the whole number that is halfway between 40 and 60.

    Mark the line with an X.

    303540455055606570

  5. 5.7 × 98 = ?

  6. 6.Put these whole numbers in order, smallest first.

    • 190
    • 109
    • 1
    • 91
    • 0
    • 19

  7. 7.Match each calculation to its answer.

    • 25 × 4
    • 25 + 4
    • 25 - 4
    • 100 ÷ 4
    • 4 × 4
    • 29
    • 16
    • 25
    • 100
    • 21

  8. 8.8 × 106 = ?

Answer key — Year 6 Maths — Whole numbers

  1. 1. 2999
  2. 2. d) 9 + 4 and 4 + 9
  3. 3. b) -4
  4. 4. 50
  5. 5. 686
  6. 6. 1. 0 2. 1 3. 19 4. 91 5. 109 6. 190
  7. 7. 25 × 4 → 100; 25 + 4 → 29; 25 - 4 → 21; 100 ÷ 4 → 25; 4 × 4 → 16
  8. 8. 848