Abacus and place value

Abacus and place value

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This task is about place value.
abacus showing 3 counters on the first, 6 on the second and 4 on the third spike This abacus shows the number 364.
 
a) Name the place value and total value of the 6 in each number.
     
 		 62 86 602 365
 
  i)

ii)

 Place value

Total value

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b) Show each number on an abacus below.

 
62
86
602
365

c)

Write these numbers in order from smallest to largest:    716,   167,   671
 
_________ , _________ , _________

d)

i)
 
ii)

Write the largest 3-digit number you know. __________
 
Show this number on the abacus.

e)
i)
 
ii)
Write the smallest 3-digit number you know. __________
 
Show this number on the abacus.

Task administration: 
This task is completed with pencil and paper only.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Number and Algebra, Number Knowledge
Keywords: 
place value, ordering numbers
Description of task: 
Students demonstrate their understanding of place value by ordering numbers, showing numbers on an abacus, and naming place and total values.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y5 (05/1998)
a) i)
ii)		 tens, ones, hundreds, tens
60, 6, 600, 60		 All 4 correct  – easy
All 4 correct – moderate
b)   All 4 correct – easy
c)   167, 671, 716 easy
d) i)
ii)		 999
 Both parts correct – moderate
e) i)
ii)		 100
 Both parts correct – moderate