Year 6 · Maths · Place value to 10,000,000 · Lesson 2
Comparing, ordering and rounding large numbers
Compare and order numbers up to 10,000,000 and round them to the nearest 10, 100, 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 and 1,000,000.
26-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Compare large numbers using < and >
- Order large numbers
- Round to any power of 10 up to a million
- Find the range of numbers that round 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 7,203,000 ___ 7,230,000
- Step 1: Compare digit by digit from the left.
- Step 2: First difference: the ten thousands column
- Step 3: 7,203,000 < 7,230,000
Answer: 7,203,000 < 7,230,000
Question 2
Write <, > or = between 1,999,999 ___ 2,000,000
- Step 1: Compare digit by digit from the left.
- Step 2: First difference: the millions column
- Step 3: 1,999,999 < 2,000,000
Answer: 1,999,999 < 2,000,000
Question 3
Write <, > or = between 5,040,300 ___ 5,004,300
- Step 1: Compare digit by digit from the left.
- Step 2: First difference: the ten thousands column
- Step 3: 5,040,300 > 5,004,300
Answer: 5,040,300 > 5,004,300