Year 5 · Maths · Place value to 1,000,000 · Lesson 2
Comparing, ordering and rounding
Compare and order numbers up to 1,000,000 and round them to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000 and 100,000.
22-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Compare numbers using < and >
- Order numbers to a million
- Round to any power of 10
- Find the smallest number that rounds to a value
The method
- Find the column you are rounding to.
- Look at the next digit to the right.
- 5 or more: up. Less than 5: down.
- Digits after become zeros.
Key words: compare, order, round, nearest, estimate.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
Write <, > or = between 720,300 ___ 723,000
- Step 1: Compare digit by digit from the left.
- Step 2: First difference: the thousands column
- Step 3: 720,300 < 723,000
Answer: 720,300 < 723,000
Question 2
Write <, > or = between 199,999 ___ 200,000
- Step 1: Compare digit by digit from the left.
- Step 2: First difference: the hundred thousands column
- Step 3: 199,999 < 200,000
Answer: 199,999 < 200,000
Question 3
Write <, > or = between 504,030 ___ 500,430
- Step 1: Compare digit by digit from the left.
- Step 2: First difference: the thousands column
- Step 3: 504,030 > 500,430
Answer: 504,030 > 500,430