Year 6 · Maths · Place value to 10,000,000 · Lesson 1
Reading and writing numbers to 10 million
Read, write and partition numbers up to 10,000,000, and find the value of each digit.
24-minute video lesson
Teaching, worked examples and 20 practice questions solved step by step.
Watch free for a monthWhat your child will learn
- Read numbers to 10 million
- Write numbers in words and digits
- Find the value of a digit
- Partition large numbers
The method
- Split into groups of 3 from the right.
- Read: ... million, ... thousand, ...
- Use a place value chart for a digit's value.
- Use 0 for empty places.
Key words: place value, digit, million, partition, place holder.
Worked examples
The first three practice questions from the lesson, with every step.
Question 1
What is the value of the digit 8 in 5,381,246?
- Step 1: Use a place value chart
- Step 2: 8 ten thousands = 80,000
Answer: 80,000
Question 2
What is the value of the digit 6 in 6,720,431?
- Step 1: Use a place value chart
- Step 2: 6 millions = 6,000,000
Answer: 6,000,000
Question 3
What is the value of the digit 4 in 1,854,903?
- Step 1: Use a place value chart
- Step 2: 4 thousands = 4000
Answer: 4000