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We the Travellers — I: Class 5 Maths Mela · Chapter 1 worksheet

Big numbers on the train

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Use a pencil. Write commas in big numbers, like 24,036.

  1. Exercise 1: Write in figures.

    forty-two thousand six hundred eighteen = . seventy thousand three hundred fifty = .

  2. Exercise 2: Match each number to its name.

  3. Exercise 3: Continue the patterns.

    25,300, 25,400, 25,500, , . 48,000, 46,000, 44,000, , .

  4. Exercise 4: Write in increasing order, smallest first.

    31,402, 13,420, 31,240, 14,320 → , , ,

  5. Exercise 5: Circle the numbers that round to 7,000 (nearest thousand).

  6. Exercise 6: Round the numbers.

    4,738 to the nearest ten is , to the nearest hundred is , to the nearest thousand is . Two numbers that round to 4,700 (nearest hundred): and .

  7. Exercise 7: Write as a sum of places.

    60,507 = + +

  8. Exercise 8: Regroup.

    ₹4,700 is notes of ₹100. ₹2,500 is notes of ₹500. 8,240 is tens.

  9. Exercise 9: The whole trip is 4,200 km. Day 1: the train goes 1,250 km. Day 2: it goes 1,375 km. How far is that in all? How much of the trip is left after Day 1?

    1250+13754200−1250

  10. Exercise 10: Travel problems.

    A ferry takes 30 people at a time. To take 130 people across, it needs trips. A fast train goes about 80 km in one hour. In 3 hours, it goes about km.

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Answer key for grown-ups

We the Travellers — I · Class 5 · Maths Mela · Chapter 1. Check together and praise the effort, not only the answer.

  1. 1Write in figures.forty-two thousand six hundred eighteen = 42,618. seventy thousand three hundred fifty = 70,350.
  2. 2Match each number to its name.1 → C, 2 → A, 3 → B
  3. 3Continue the patterns.25,300, 25,400, 25,500, 25,600, 25,700. 48,000, 46,000, 44,000, 42,000, 40,000.
  4. 4Write in increasing order, smallest first.31,402, 13,420, 31,240, 14,320 → 13,420, 14,320, 31,240, 31,402
  5. 5Circle the numbers that round to 7,000 (nearest thousand).Circle cards 2, 3, 5 and 6.
  6. 6Round the numbers.4,738 to the nearest ten is 4,740, to the nearest hundred is 4,700, to the nearest thousand is 5,000. Two numbers that round to 4,700 (nearest hundred): any from 4,650 to 4,749 and any other from 4,650 to 4,749.
  7. 7Write as a sum of places.60,507 = 60,000 + 500 + 7
  8. 8Regroup.₹4,700 is 47 notes of ₹100. ₹2,500 is 5 notes of ₹500. 8,240 is 824 tens.
  9. 9The whole trip is 4,200 km. Day 1: the train goes 1,250 km. Day 2: it goes 1,375 km. How far is that in all? How much of the trip is left after Day 1?1250 + 1375 = 2625, 4200 − 1250 = 2950
  10. 10Travel problems.A ferry takes 30 people at a time. To take 130 people across, it needs 5 trips. A fast train goes about 80 km in one hour. In 3 hours, it goes about 240 km.

What your child practised

  • Reading, writing and building 5-digit numbers with the ten thousands place, and using commas
  • Comparing and ordering big numbers: count the digits first, then compare from the left
  • Rounding to the nearest ten, hundred and thousand
  • Breaking a number into its places, and using big numbers in travel problems (buses, distances)