KS2 Primary Maths Age 13-17 - Number and Place Value: Ordering Numbers - Explained

The video tutorial guides students through a task of arranging four number cards (2, 3, 4, and 7) to form a four-digit number. Layla places the number four in the tens column, ensuring it has a higher value than the other digits. The number two is placed in the thousands box to have the highest value. The remaining digits, three and seven, are placed in the units and hundreds columns, respectively, with seven having a higher value. The tutorial emphasizes following instructions step-by-step to achieve the correct answer.

What is the main task Layla needs to accomplish with the number cards?

• Create a three-digit number using some of the cards.

• Create a four-digit number using each card once.

• Create a five-digit number using all cards twice.

• Create a two-digit number using any two cards.

Where should Layla place the number 4 to ensure it has a higher value than other digits?

• In the tens column.

• In the thousands column.

• In the units column.

• In the hundreds column.

Why is the number 2 placed in the thousands column?

• Because it is the smallest number.

• To ensure it has the highest value.

• To make it the last digit.

• To balance the number.

Which number should be placed in the hundreds column to ensure it has a higher value than the remaining digit?

• 4

• 7

• 2

• 3

What is the final position of the number 3 in Layla's four-digit number?

• Units column

• Thousands column

• Hundreds column

• Tens column