Jai Guru Dev

Maharishi Vidya Mandir,Hyderabad

E-learning
Subject: Mathematics
Class6
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Ch1:KNOWING NUMBERS

MODULE-2

Day-2

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Learning points:
➢ Comparing Numbers

➢ Making numbers with given digits

➢ Estimation.

➢ Work sheet

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*Audio files are attached at the end of the module – 2

Audio – 1 –Comparing Numbers.
Audio – 2 – Making new numbers with given digits .

Recapitulation: In module1 we learned about Indian Number system , International Number

System and Place Value, Face Value

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❖ In this module2 we will learn about comparing numbers, Making numbers using given digits
and estimation.

Comparing Numbers
Rule1: Number which is having more digits is Greater number.

Example : which is Greater number 286 or 1246

Answer: 1246 (because it has 4 digits and the other number has 3 digits)
 Rule2: If two numbers have same number of digits, the number with the bigger digit on the left hand
side is Greater number.

Example : which is Greater number 2486 or 1246

Answer: 2486 (because left side digit is greater 2 > 1)

Rule3: If the leftmost digits are same we compare the next digit to the right and keep doing this
until the digits are different.

Example : which is Greater number 42865 or 42886

Answer: 42886 (here three leftmost digits are same, now we have to compare next digits
which are in tens place as 6 < 8 the number 42886 is greater).

Making numbers with given digits

➢ To form Greatest number using given digits:
Arrange given digits in descending order
Example : Form a greatest four digit number using 4,6,2, 9 without repetition.
descending order: 9 > 6 > 4 > 2
Greatest number : 9642
➢ To form smallest number using given digits:
Arrange given digits in ascending order

Example : Form a greatest four digit number using 4,6,2, 9 without repetition.
ascending order: 2 < 4 < 6 < 9
Smallest number : 2469
➢ If zero is given as one of the digits to form number, as a number cannot begin with zero, we
will put it in the second place.
Example : Form a smallest four digit number using 5,0,2, 8 without repetition.
ascending order: 0 < 2 < 5 < 8
smallest number : 2058.

Estimation.
Estimation means to make a guess, it gives us rough idea of the answer to a question.

Rounding off a number to the nearest ten:

Case1: If ones place is less than 5: See the digit in ones place if it is less than 5,replace ones digit
by 0 and keep other digits as they are.

Example: Round off 854 to nearest ten

here ones place digit 4 is less than 5,so replace it with 0 and keep remaining digits as it is

therefore 854 is rounded off to 850.

Case2: If ones place is 5 or more than 5: Increase tens digit by 1, and replace ones digit by 0.
Example: Round off 458 to nearest ten

here ones place digit 8 is greater than 5,so replace ones place digit by 0 and Increase tens digit by
1(5+1=6),keep remaining digits as they are.

therefore 458 is rounded off to 460.

Rounding off a number to the nearest Hundred:

Case1: If tens place is less than5: See the digit in tens place if it is less than 5,replace ones digit
and tens digit by 0 and keep other digits as they are.

Example: Round off 8132 to nearest Hundred

here tens place digit 3 is less than 5,so replace one and tens place with 0 and keep remaining digits as
they are

therefore 8132 is rounded off to 8100.

Case2: If tens place is 5 or more than 5: Increase hundreds digit by 1, and replace ones and tens
digits by 0.

Example: Round off 4568 to nearest Hundred

here tens place digit 6 is greater than 5,so replace ones and tens place digits by 0 and Increase hundreds
digit by 1(5+1=6),keep remaining digits as they are.

therefore 4568 is rounded off to 4600.

Rounding off a number to the nearest thousand:

Case1: If hundreds place is less than 5: See the digit in hundreds place if it is less than
5,replace ones, tens and hundreds digits by 0 and keep other digits as they are.

Example: Round off 8132 to nearest thousand.

here hundreds place digit 1 is less than 5,so replace ones ,tens and hundreds place with 0 and keep
remaining digits as they are

therefore 8132 is rounded off to 8000.

Case2: If hundreds place is 5 or more than 5: Increase thousands digit by 1, and replace ones
tens and hundreds digits by 0.

Example: Round off 4568 to nearest Hundred

here hundreds place digit 5 is equal to 5,so replace ones ,tens and hundreds place digits by 0 and
Increase thousands digit by 1(5+1=6),keep remaining digits as they are.
therefore 4568 is rounded off to 5000.

Work Sheet
1) Use given digits without repetition and make the greatest and smallest 4 digit number.

a) 3, 4 , 6 , 5 b) 5 , 0 ,3 , 2 c) 2 , 7 , 3 ,8 d) 9 , 3 ,8 ,1

2) Find the greatest and the smallest numbers, also find their difference.

a) 5678 , 5423 ,5230 ,5123 b) 19078 , 19234 , 19451 , 19034

3) Estimate to nearest ten and simplify.

a) 68 + 74 b)886 - 474 c) 47 x 72

4) Estimate to nearest hundred and simplify.

a) 278 + 452 d) 8257 - 2328 c) 487 x 576

Audio For Reference

Cls6-math-ch1-mod2-comparision of nos.mp3 cls6-math-ch1-mod2-making no's.mp3