CAMBRIDGE PRIMARY MATHEMATICS STAGE 6 WORKSHEET 1A

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Worksheet 1A: The number system

1 Identify the place value for each digit in the number 304.215.
One has been done for you.

Digit Place value

3 hundreds

2 Complete the place value diagram.

3 Kofi regroups five numbers but two of his answers are wrong.
Which answers are wrong?
A 38.565 = 3856 tenths + 5 thousandths
B −48.39 = −40 − 8 − 0.3 − 0.09
C 34.079 = 34 + 0.79
D −56.079 = −50 − 6.079
E 76.091 = 70 + 6 + 0.09 + 0.001

4 What is 5.28 to the nearest tenth? ____________

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5 Hassan says, ‘I can multiply by 100 by adding two zeros.’

Explain why Hassan is wrong.

6 What is the value of the 7 in 4.678? ____________

7 Write the missing numbers.
a 8.5 × 1000 = b 0.79 × 100 =

c 3.78 × 10 = d 560 ÷ 100 =

e 363 ÷ 1000 = f 54.7 ÷ 10 =

8 What decimal number is represented by

20 + 4 + 9 + 7 + 9 ? ____________
10 100 1000

9 Round these lengths to the nearest metre.

Length To the nearest metre

a 8.72 m

b 1.6 m

c 6.09 m

d 4.1 m

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