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Know Your PlacePerform some calculations without a calculator which require a knowledge of place value. |
This is level 1: add and subtract numbers. You will be awarded a Transum trophy if you get at least 15 of the 18 questions correct and you do this activity online.
This is Know Your Place level 1. You can also try:
Place Value
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InstructionsTry your best to answer the questions above. Type your answers into the boxes provided leaving no spaces. As you work through the exercise regularly click the "check" button. If you have any wrong answers, do your best to do corrections but if there is anything you don't understand, please ask your teacher for help. When you have got all of the questions correct you may want to print out this page and paste it into your exercise book. If you keep your work in an ePortfolio you could take a screen shot of your answers and paste that into your Maths file. |
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Level 1 - Add and subtract numbers
Level 2 - Multiply and divide numbers
Level 3 - Find the missing numbers in the calculations
Level 4 - Questions presented in words requiring answers in digits
More on this topic including lesson Starters, visual aids and investigations.
Answers to this exercise are available lower down this page when you are logged in to your Transum account. If you don’t yet have a Transum subscription one can be very quickly set up if you are a teacher, tutor or parent.
See the National Curriculum page for links to related online activities and resources.
In the decimal number system the value of a digit depends on its position in the number. Each position has a value ten times the position to its right. This is unlike other number systems such as Roman numerals. It is this place value that makes arithmetic easier to perform. Make sure you know the position of the digits that represent thousands, hundreds, tens, units, tenths, hundredths and thousandths at least.
Here is an interactive Place Value Chart to help with you calculations.
60 x 70 = 6 x 10 x 7 x 10 = 42 x 100 = 4200
20000 ÷ 500 = 20 x 1000 ÷ 5 ÷ 100 = 4 x 10 = 40
Or 20000 ÷ 500 = 200 ÷ 5 = 40
Don't wait until you have finished the exercise before you click on the 'Check' button. Click it often as you work through the questions to see if you are answering them correctly. You can double-click the 'Check' button to make it float at the bottom of your screen.
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Monday, November 10, 2014
"In the decimal number system the value of a digit depends on its position in the number. Each position has a value ten times the position to its right. This is unlike other number systems such as Roman numerals. It is this place value that makes arithmetic easier to perform. Make sure you know the position of the digits that represent thousands, hundreds, tens, units, tenths, hundredths and thousandths at least."