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Grade 5 Maths: Whole numbers poster

A one-page CAPS Grade 5 Maths poster on whole numbers (Numbers), with the key ideas, key words and a tip to remember.

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Maths · Grade 5 · Numbers
Whole numbers

1Place value

Every digit has a place, and the place gives the digit its value.

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Example

In 472 506 the 7 is in the ten thousands place. Its value is 70 000.

2Number names

  • Group the digits in threes with a space.
  • Say the thousands first, then the hundreds, tens and units.
Example

205 307 = two hundred and five thousand three hundred and seven

3Expanded form

Write a number as the sum of the values of its digits.

Example

342 568 = 300 000 + 40 000 + 2 000 + 500 + 60 + 8

4Comparing and ordering

  • More digits means a bigger number.
  • Same number of digits? Compare from the left.
Example

98 540 < 99 045 < 104 058

5Rounding off

  • Look at the digit to the right of the place you round to.
  • 5 or more: round up. 4 or less: stay the same.
  • Nearest 5: pick the closer multiple of 5.
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Example

4 628 to the nearest 10 is 4 630. To the nearest 100 it is 4 600. To the nearest 1 000 it is 5 000.

6Counting on and back

Add or subtract 10, 100, 1 000 or 10 000. Watch the zeros.

Example

237 658 + 10 000 = 247 658
300 000 − 1 000 = 299 000

Key words

digit
one of the symbols 0 to 9
place value
the value a digit has because of its place
expanded form
a number written as the sum of its place values
round off
change a number to the nearest 5, 10, 100 or 1 000
ascending
from the smallest to the biggest
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