Standard difficulty · 20 questions · 40 marks
Show your working for Sections B and C. Answers are on the last page — try every question first!
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| Q | Answer | Working |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (d) 426 | 200 + 200 + 26 |
| 2 | (c) 170 | 1000 − 830 |
| 3 | (d) < | compare thousands first, then hundreds, tens and ones |
| 4 | (a) 8000 + 500 + 30 + 6 | — |
| 5 | (b) 1000 | — |
| 6 | (a) 6029 | the 0 holds the hundreds place |
| 7 | (a) 3329 | — |
| 8 | (c) 4510 | — |
| 9 | Nine thousand two hundred ninety seven | — |
| 10 | 9046 | — |
| 11 | 7000 + 800 + 40 + 6 | — |
| 12 | 9487, 9405, 8852, 4679, 1416 | — |
| 13 | greatest 9864, smallest 4689 | for the smallest, zero cannot come first |
| 14 | 1358 | 1200 + 140 + 18 |
| 15 | 9224, 9225, 9226, 9227, 9228 | — |
| 16 | 390 | — |
| 17 | Riya’s (5607); Zoya’s (1351); 5607, 3655, 1742, 1351 | — |
| 18 | (a) Eight thousand five hundred eight; (b) 8000 + 500 + 8; (c) 8518 and 8408 | — |
| 19 | 140 more; 2000 in all | 1000 − 860 |
| 20 | (a) 7643; (b) 3467; (c) 7634 | — |