1 In words we would say 142 536: one hundred and forty-two thousand five hundred and thirty-six; 908 675: nine hundred and eight thousand six hundred and seventy-five


2 We can use an abacus to represent these. We will need six bars on the abacus.


Activity 2


Look at drawings V, W, X and Y below. V


W X


Y


1 Write down the number represented by each drawing in digits. 2 Write down the number represented by each drawing in words. 3 Which of the drawings represent an odd number?


Place value


In a 6-digit number, the first digit shows hundred thousands,


the second ten thousands, the third thousands, the fourth hundreds, the fifth tens and the sixth units.


The drawing above shows how to use place value cards to explain the meaning of each digit. When we write out the value of each digit, we call it expanded notation.


Activity 3


1 Look at the digit cards on the right. Use all the cards to build the: a largest possible even number b smallest possible odd number


92 Term 2


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