Page 16 - SK Year 5 Mathematics DLP

2 The following are four number cards.

540 500 541 250
538 900 536 500

a Which number has a smaller value, 536 500 or 538 900?

hundred ten
thousands thousands thousands hundreds tens ones
5 3 6 5 0 0
5 3 8 9 0 0

same digits Compare the thousands digits.

Value of digit 6 is 6 000. Value of digit 8 is .
is less than .

536 500 is smaller than 538 900.

b Arrange all four numbers above in descending order.

Let’s use a number line.

536 500 538 900 540 500 541 250

536 000 537 000 538 000 539 000 540 000 541 000 542 000

Descending order 541 250, 540 500, 538 900, 536 500

• Ascending order - numbers arranged from the
smallest to the largest value.
• Descending order - numbers arranged from
the largest to the smallest value.

8 1.1.2 • Stress that any number sequence in ascending or descending order
(iii), (iv)
may not necessarily form a pattern.