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Year 5 Place Value to 1,000,000: Worked Examples

See free Year 5 place value to 1,000,000 worked examples with clear strategies and answers, aligned to the England primary curriculum.

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Four worked examples

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1
Value

Value of 7 in 472,581?

How to think about it: Read the digits and place-value clues carefully. Work one place at a time, then use the number pattern or inverse fact to check the result. Say the number aloud if that makes the structure clearer.

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Answer: 70,000

2
Partition

Partition 608,304.

How to think about it: Read the digits and place-value clues carefully. Work one place at a time, then use the number pattern or inverse fact to check the result. Say the number aloud if that makes the structure clearer.

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Answer: 600,000 + 8,000 + 300 + 4

3
Order

Order: 507,020; 570,002; 507,200.

How to think about it: Read the digits and place-value clues carefully. Work one place at a time, then use the number pattern or inverse fact to check the result. Say the number aloud if that makes the structure clearer.

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Answer: 507,020; 507,200; 570,002

4
Round

Round 684,732 to nearest 10,000.

How to think about it: Read the digits and place-value clues carefully. Work one place at a time, then use the number pattern or inverse fact to check the result. Say the number aloud if that makes the structure clearer.

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Answer: 680,000

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