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Year 5 Maths — Numbers up to six digits

Read, compare, order and round whole numbers up to six digits.

Name: ________________________

Before you start

This line runs from zero to one hundred thousand in steps of ten thousand. Look at where each number falls, and how far apart the steps are.

020000400006000080000100000

Every one of those steps is ten thousand. A six-digit number is a whole line like this one and then more.

  1. 1.Round 47382 to the nearest thousand.

  2. 2.How many thousands make 60000?

  3. 3.What number is one more than 89999?

  4. 4.Match each number to what its 5 is worth.

    • 25130
    • 51302
    • 13052
    • 10325
    • 13520
    • 500
    • 50
    • 5000
    • 5
    • 50000

  5. 5.Put these in order, smallest first.

    • 84205
    • 48520
    • 84025
    • 48250

  6. 6.Sort each number by how many digits it has.

    Groups: Five digits or fewer · Six digits

    • 150000
    • 234000
    • 99999
    • 100001
    • 87654
    • 98760

  7. 7.47382 lies between two hundreds. Tap the hundred it rounds to.

    Mark the line with an X.

    470004750048000

  8. 8.In 348617, what is the 4 worth?

    • a) 4 hundred thousands
    • b) 4 ten thousands
    • c) 4 thousands
    • d) 4 hundreds

Answer key — Year 5 Maths — Numbers up to six digits

  1. 1. 47000
  2. 2. 60
  3. 3. 90000
  4. 4. 25130 → 5000; 51302 → 50000; 13052 → 50; 10325 → 5; 13520 → 500
  5. 5. 1. 48250 2. 48520 3. 84025 4. 84205
  6. 6. 98760 → Five digits or fewer; 100001 → Six digits; 87654 → Five digits or fewer; 234000 → Six digits; 99999 → Five digits or fewer; 150000 → Six digits
  7. 7. 47400
  8. 8. b) 4 ten thousands