Working with Large Numbers

MathematicsNumber Representation & Place ValueAges 9–10

Solve number and practical problems involving reading, writing, ordering, comparing, and rounding whole numbers up to 1,000,000

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“If your child is told the population of a city is 2,347,819, can they read that number aloud correctly and say roughly how many millions it is?”

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Activity. Solve number and practical problems involving reading, writing, ordering, comparing, and rounding whole numbers up to 1,000,000

What to notice. What is the largest six-digit number with digits summing to 15? • A stadium holds 67,450 people. Round to the nearest thousand for a news report • Order the populations of five cities and find the difference between the largest and smallest

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If your child is told the population of a city is 2,347,819, can they read that number aloud correctly and say roughly how many millions it is?

Solve number and practical problems involving reading, writing, ordering, comparing, and rounding whole numbers up to 1,000,000

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What is the largest six-digit number with digits summing to 15?
A stadium holds 67,450 people. Round to the nearest thousand for a news report
Order the populations of five cities and find the difference between the largest and smallest