Year 3 Number & Place Value

Read and write numbers to 1,000; compare and order; round to the nearest 10 or 100.

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Worked examples

RookieRead and interpret directly.

Read: 304. Which is correct?

  • Three hundred and four
  • Three hundred and forty
  • Thirty-four
  • Three thousand and four

Answer: Three hundred and four. 0 holds tens column.

ProCompare and infer.

A bookshop has 184 books. Buys 56 more. About how many books in total?

  • About 240
  • About 100
  • About 500
  • About 130

Answer: About 240. Round and add.

GuruMulti-step reasoning.

If 100 + 200 = 300, what does 100 + 2,000 equal?

  • 2,100
  • 300
  • 3,000
  • 100,200

Answer: 2,100. Different place values.

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What is covered in Year 3 Number & Place Value?
Read and write numbers to 1,000; compare and order; round to the nearest 10 or 100. Key skills include Place Value, Rounding, Ordering Numbers.

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