Ordering and comparing 6-digit numbers using number lines

Ordering and comparing 6-digit numbers using number lines

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will be identifying the intervals on incomplete number lines and placing 6-digit numbers on number lines with different scales.

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5 Questions

Q1.
What is the value of the digit '3' in the number 301 272?
30
300
Correct answer: 300 000
3000
Q2.
What is the value of the digit '7' in the number 270 012
Correct answer: 70 000
700
700 000
7000
Q3.
Which of the following numbers is greater than 105 623?
105 263
105 326
Correct answer: 105 632
62 105
Q4.
Which of the following equations involving inequalities is correct?
Correct answer: 103 892 > 99 065
203 441 < 203 440
72 016 > 108 230
721 034 > 721 304
Q5.
Which symbol should be used to complete this equation: 451 678 ______ 451 768?
Correct answer: <
=
>
x

5 Questions

Q1.
1. Which number is exactly half way between 400 000 and 500 000?
400 050
405 000
Correct answer: 450 000
550 000
Q2.
2. Which number features next in this sequence: 470 000, 480 000, 490 000, ________?
490 500
491 000
50 000
Correct answer: 500 000
Q3.
3. Which number features next in this sequence: 351 000, 451 000, 551 000, __________?
551 001
551 500
552 000
Correct answer: 651 000
Q4.
If the larger intervals on a number line increase by 10 000 each time and there are 10 smaller intervals for each large interval, what are the smaller intervals increasing by?
10
100
100 000
Correct answer: 1000
Q5.
Complete the following statement: 'The intervals on a number line should always be...'
Clearly labelled at all times
Increasing by 10 000
Increasing by no more than 100 000
Correct answer: Increasing by the same amount each time

Lesson appears in

UnitMaths / Reasoning with large whole numbers