GR 5 Reading and Understanding Whole Numbers
GR 5 Reading and Understanding Whole Numbers
GR 5 Reading and Understanding Whole Numbers
Series
Student
Reading and
Understanding
Whole Numbers
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Series F – Reading and
Understanding Whole Numbers
Contents
Topic 1 – Looking at whole numbers (pp. 1–8) Date completed
• esƟmate _____________________________________________ / /
• calculaƟons __________________________________________ / /
Series Authors:
Rachel Flenley
Nicola Herringer
Copyright ©
Looking at whole numbers – read and write numbers to 100 000
a 5816 _____________________________________________________________________________
b 915 _____________________________________________________________________________
c 8466 _____________________________________________________________________________
d 254 _____________________________________________________________________________
e 7615 _____________________________________________________________________________
f 2598 _____________________________________________________________________________
SERIES TOPIC
Looking at whole numbers – read and write numbers to 100 000
4 These numbers have been grouped incorrectly. Re-group the numbers and read the new numbers out
loud to a partner. Ask them to check your grouping. Are you correct?
a 56 78 b 65 89
c 856 21 d 33333
e 10 0000 f 4514 2
a $60 K $
When ordering numbers, we need to pay close aƩenƟon to the posiƟon and value of each digit.
Which is the largest? 6093 3069 3960 6039
2 Insert > (greater than) or < (less than) to make each statement true.
SERIES TOPIC
Looking at whole numbers – order numbers to 100 000
5 Look at each set of numbers and list some that come in between. Write them in order.
7 Here are the heights of 5 students. Place them on the number line. Find your height and that of two
partners and add these to the parƟal number line.
Sarah 174 cm
Huy 152 cm
Jack 148 cm
Emma 167 cm
Nikita 121 cm
1 7 3 6 4
a The highest number b The lowest odd number
3 Use the numbers you have made in Ques on 2 to make the statements true:
a is greater than
b is less than
c is close to
d is about double
SERIES TOPIC
Looking at whole numbers – represent and compare numbers
4 This table shows the populaƟon of 10 regional centres.
Use the informaƟon to answer the following quesƟons:
a The populaƟon of the mystery place in 2001 is less than it was in 1996. It has decreased by
b You have gone back in Ɵme to 1997. You live in a city that has a populaƟon of more than 55 000
c It is now 2001. You have decided to move to a larger centre. This centre has a 4 in the ones place
d In 2001 you decided to go on a holiday. You only visited centres that had a populaƟon of between
40 000 and 99 000. Which towns did you visit?
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e Many regional centres showed growth between 1996 and 2001. List the ones that grew by more than
5 000 residents.
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f Your family moved here in 1996 and since then, the populaƟon has nearly doubled. Where did you
move to?
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Geƫng
ready Your family has just won the dream trip of a lifeƟme!
You have won an all expenses paid trip to 5 towns or ciƟes
of your choice. That’s right, anywhere in the world with
everything paid for.
Place PopulaƟon
What to
do next Use an atlas or the internet to help you research the populaƟon of your 5 towns or
ciƟes, then use the informaƟon to answer the following:
a Order your towns from smallest populaƟon to largest:
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
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c Find a way to divide your places into two numerical categories such as odd/even,
smaller than 100 000/greater than 100 000. Get a partner to see if they can work
out the rule that you have applied.
SERIES TOPIC
The new place is right! apply
Geƫng
ready The aim of this game is to order as many numbers on
a game board as possible. You’ll play the game in a
group of 3 or 4. You’ll need a pencil and the game show
boards below.
What 1 Decide who will be the game show host and who will be the contestants.
to do
2 The host calls a number between the values specified at the top of the board.
Start with Game 1.
Oh no! She called 49
and I have nowhere 3 Without showing the host, the contestants choose where they will put the
to put it, I’ve got 48 number on their own board. The numbers must be placed in order going up
in the top spot. from the lowest number. Once a number is placed, it cannot be moved.
4 The host calls another number. If the contestants can place it on their board,
they do so.
5 AŌer the host has called 8 numbers, the person with the most numbers on the
board wins. They score a point.
6 Play 3 games. The person with the highest score aŌer 3 games wins.
7 You can play again and choose your own number ranges. You will need to draw
your own boards.
When we write numbers using expanded notaƟon, we idenƟfy and name the value of each digit.
4231 = 4000 + 200 + 30 + 1
a 8246 b 468
c 761 d 1645
e 971 f 7385
g 1978
c 800 + 30 + 4 = d 200 + 60 + 9 =
a Tim says 4329 in expanded notaƟon is wriƩen as 4000 + 3000 + 29. Is he correct? ____________
b Now he says that 5847 is wriƩen as 5000 + 800 + 40 + 7. Is he correct this Ɵme? ____________
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d What is the point of a zero in the middle of 7049? It has no value so why not just leave it out?
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SERIES TOPIC
Place value of whole numbers – expanded notation
4 Play expanded notaƟon memory with a partner. Make a copy of this page, cut out the cards,
mix them up and place them face down. Take turns turning over two cards at a Ɵme. Each Ɵme
you make a match, you keep the set. The person with the most cards wins.
copy
30 000 +
10 000 + 3000 +
2000 +
2000 + 500 +
800 +
300 80 +
30 +
8
1
2650
2 is worth 2000 or two thousands
6 is worth 600 or six hundreds
5 is worth 50 or five tens
0 is worth zero or no ones
Th H T O
1 Fill in the place value chart for each number. The first one has been done for you.
a 465 4 6 5
b 8972
c 45
d 798
e 4507
f 3041
a b c d
Th H T O Th H T O Th H T O Th H T O
e f g h
Th H T O Th H T O Th H T O Th H T O
SERIES TOPIC
Place value of whole numbers – place value to 4 digits
3 What is the value of the 5 in these numbers?
4 Write the next 3 numbers in each sequence. The first sequence has been done for you.
a + 100 4600
b +1 768
c + 1000 3590
d – 100 9128
5 Complete the cross number puzzle. Make sure you include the zeros in the right places.
1 2 3 Across
1. four thousand two hundred seven
4. seven thousand ninety four
6. two thousand five hundred sixty
4 5 8. one thousand forty seven
10. nine thousand forty three
Down
6 7 1. four thousand eighty six
2. seven hundred
8 3. two hundred four
4. seven thousand fiŌy
9 5. nine thousand two hundred seven
6. two thousand one hundred thirty
10 7. six thousand four hundred three
9. sixty
1 Write the number shown in each row of this place value chart. The first one has been done for you.
Hundred Ten
thousands thousands Thousands Hundreds Tens Ones
45 168 4 5 1 6 8
5 4 9 4
1 0 0 9 5 4
4 6 5 1 2
2 5 7 7 4
8 1 9 1
3 0 4 1
2 IdenƟfy the value of the digit in bold. The first one has been done for you.
3 True or False?
c In the number 70 532, the zero holds the value of the thousands place. _____________
SERIES TOPIC
Place value of whole numbers – place value to 6 digits
4 Use the clues to find the mystery numbers:
I have 5 digits.
Every digit is an odd number and every digit in the number is different.
The greatest digit is in the ones place and the smallest digit is in the ten thousands place.
Both the thousands digit and the tens digit are greater than the hundreds digit.
So far, I could be 2 numbers. I am the greater of these.
I am _______________
I am _______________
I am _______________
I have 5 digits.
I have a 6 in the ten thousands place and my digit in the ones place is the smallest even number.
My middle digit is one more than the ones digit.
My thousands digit is double my ones digit and my tens digit is double my thousands digit.
What number am I ?
I am _______________
Geƫng
ready In this game, the objecƟve is to guess a secret 4 digit
number. You play with a partner.
5738 2 1
What
to do 1 Player 1 writes a secret 4 digit number on a scrap of paper.
2 Player 2 writes their guess in the Number Guess column.
3 Player 1 writes down how many correct digits there are,
and how many are in the right column.
4 Player 2 uses that informaƟon for guess number 2.
5 The game conƟnues unƟl the secret number is revealed.
6 Swap roles.
What to What strategies can you use to reduce the number of guesses you need to make?
do next
If you reduced the number of digits in the number to 2 or 3, does it make easier
to guess?
Can you work out how many 2 digit number possibiliƟes there are?
What about 3 digit number possibiliƟes?
SERIES TOPIC
Who am I? solve
Geƫng
ready In this guessing game there are many clues. Your job is to not only
guess the secret number, but to idenƟfy which clues are needed
and which are true but don’t help solve the problem.
What
to do Use the clues and the hundreds chart to help you idenƟfy the secret number:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30
31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40
41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50
51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60
61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70
71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80
81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90
91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100
What to
do next Which clues were not needed? Explain:
Rounding makes big numbers easier to work with. We round up if the number is exactly halfway
between the 10s or over the halfway mark. We round down if the number is under the halfway mark.
Rounding to the nearest 10
27 is over halfway between the 10s, so it rounds up to 30.
27
0 10 20 30 40 50
0 10 20 30 40 50
0 10 20 30 40 50
1 Round the following numbers to the closest hundred. Find the halfway mark first.
530
a
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1 000
250
b
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1 000
680
c
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1 000
420
d
0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 900 1 000
SERIES TOPIC
Round and estimate – round
2 Round the following numbers to the closest hundred: Use the number in the tens
place to help you decide!
a 235 b 680
c 513 d 450
e 5164 f 3748
3 Round the following numbers to the closest thousand: Use the number in the hundreds
place to help you decide!
a 942 b 4964
c 2435 d 9350
e 5678 f 2845
4 To find the hidden fact, round the numbers in the clues below and insert the matching leƩers above the
answers. The first clue has been done for you.
S S
30 10 400 40 000 20 40 1000 10 100 400
S
30 000 900 20 50 1000 400
S 368 rounded to the nearest hundred Q 43 230 rounded to the nearest ten thousand
T 1234 rounded to the nearest thousand P 69 rounded to the nearest ten
M 27 rounded to the nearest ten N 1146 rounded to the nearest hundred
C 483 rounded to the nearest hundred R 83 rounded to the nearest ten
I 43 rounded to the nearest ten F 6726 rounded to the nearest thousand
D 932 rounded to the nearest hundred H 199 rounded to the nearest hundred
O 7 rounded to the nearest ten L 46 rounded to the nearest ten
E 59 rounded to the nearest hundred A 27 468 rounded to the nearest ten thousand
U 17 rounded to the nearest ten
a Use the problem 57 – 38 = . Time how long it takes you or a partner to solve it mentally.
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b Now round the numbers to the nearest ten and Ɵme how long it takes to solve this problem.
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2 PracƟse esƟmaƟng with these problems. You can use the middle column to jot down your rounded
number sentences or just do them in your head. If you want to add some tension to the acƟvity, race
against a partner.
384 + 53
Compare your answers with
22 + 69 those of others. Did you all
get the same answers? Why
or why not?
406 – 89
379 + 203
93 – 61
609 – 498
826 + 599
221 + 11
704 + 341
47 + 996
SERIES TOPIC
Round and estimate – estimate
3 Round then esƟmate to find the best answer to these calculaƟons. Circle the best answer:
a 72 – 48 = 30 20 27
Which one is best?
b 57 + 31 = 90 15 30
c 126 – 37 = 90 100 30
4 Use esƟmaƟon to assess whether these statements might be true. Tick the ones you think are true and
cross the ones you think are false.
a Sarah is saving money to go to the fair. In week 1 she saves $13, in week 2 she saves $19
and in week 3 she saves $29. EsƟmate how much money she has at the end of week 3.
b The T-shirts that Sarah wants cost roughly $15 each. If she wants to spend half her
money on T-shirts, how many can she buy?
When es ma ng, we always need to check that our answers are reasonable.
$23 + $59 = $1 000. Is this es ma on reasonable?
a Nicola wants a digital camera that costs $486 and a memory s ck that costs $46. She
es mates she will spend approximately $1 000 on both. Is this es ma on reasonable?
c Kylie is crazy about dolphins. She has 4 889 pictures of them, 389 stuffed toys,
and 481 figurines. She thinks she has about 6 000 items altogether. Is this
es ma on reasonable?
d Sean made a list of the money he had spent on lunch over the week. He then
es mated that he had spent $30 over the week. Is this a reasonable es mate?
Mon $4.50 Tues $5.65 Wed $3.85 Thurs $6.25 Fri $7.70
2 In these problems, work backwards from an es mated answer to find the possible star ng points.
a Daniel bought 3 pens. He es mated the pens to cost $2, $3 and $1.50. This would make the total
es mated cost $6.50. The actual cost was $6.75. What could each of the pens have cost?
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b Hung bought 3 books. He es mated their costs to be $5, $9 and $15. This would make the total
es mated cost $29. The actual cost was $33. What could each of the books have cost?
Find two possibili es.
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What is the
difference between
the es ma on and
the actual cost? How
could you share
that cost difference
between the items?
SERIES TOPIC
Round and estimate – calculations
3 EsƟmate the answer to these problems. Get a partner to check the reasonableness of your esƟmaƟons,
then use a calculator to solve the problems. You can check the thinking of two students at once.
EsƟmate CalculaƟon
a 23 × 5
b 47 × 6
c 33 × 8
d 11 × 19
Signed
e 97 × 3
f 201 × 4
g 498 × 3
a Use this table to help you organise b Can you take it further? How many
How many
your calculaƟons. breaths could you take in a week? minutes in an
hour? How many
Time Frame Number of hours in a day?
Breaths
per minute
per hour
c What about in a year?
per day
Geƫng
ready Solve these problems using your head, a calculator, a
pen and paper. You may work with a partner.
b I am now 156 000. I have been rounded to the nearest thousand. List at least
5 numbers I could have been.
c I am now 145 200 a er being rounded to the nearest hundred. List at least
5 numbers I could have been.
d I am 16 000. What two whole numbers can be mul plied together to make me?
How many pairs of numbers can you come up with?
SERIES TOPIC
Shop till you drop apply
Geƫng
ready You and a partner will take turns going on 60 second shopping
sprees. You’ll need a copy of this page, a Ɵmer or a clock with a
second hand, the items below and your best esƟmaƟon skills. You
may also want to use a calculator for checking.
copy
What to Make up some more items for the shopping spree. Or challenge another team
do next
to a race.