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Place value and ordering numbers

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Place value and ordering numbers questions

TopicPlace value and ordering numbers

Edexcel 4MA1 Place value and ordering numbers 20 questions

Paper 1F June 2025 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 5 marks

The table shows the land area, in km2, of each of six US states.

StateLand area (km2)
Arizona294 207
Florida138 887
Montana376 962
New Mexico314 161
Oregon248 608
Washington172 119
(a)

Which one of these six US states has the greatest land area?

[1]
(b)

Write the number 314 161 correct to the nearest hundred.

[1]
(c)

Write down the value of the 4 in the number 294 207

[1]
(d)

Work out the sum of the land area of Oregon and the land area of Washington.

The land area of Vermont is 23 871 km2

[1]
(e)

Write the number 23 871 in words.

[1]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(e)

Paper 2F June 2025 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

(a)

Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

83 148 46 229 99

[1]
(b)

Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal.

0.25 0.5 0.46 0.08 0.417

[1]
(c)

Write 0.81 as a fraction.

[1]
(d)

Find the number that is exactly halfway between 0.2 and 0.3

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(d)

Paper 1F November 2024 Foundation tier, Question 4 3 marks

The table shows information about the temperatures at different heights above sea level.

Figure for question 4
(a)

Work out the difference in temperature between a height of 0 m and a height of 12 000 m

[1]
(b)

Work out the difference in temperature between a height of 4000 m and a height of 6000 m

[1]
(c)

At what height is the temperature 10maths symbolC warmer than the temperature at a height of 9000 m?

[1]

Paper 1F June 2024 (R) Foundation tier, Question 3 4 marks

(a)

Write a number in the box to make the statement correct.

Figure for question 3
[1]
(b)
Figure for question 3
[1]
(c)

Work out the difference between the largest number in the list and the smallest number in the list.

[2]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 3(c)

Paper 1F June 2024 (R) Foundation tier, Question 5 4 marks

The table gives the average January temperatures for five cities.

CityTemperature
Yinchuan‒8°C
Mumbai24°C
Tallinn‒3°C
Valencia12°C
Saskatoon‒14°C

Here are the temperatures in °C

‒8 24 ‒3 12 ‒14

(a)

Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

[1]
(b)

Work out the difference between the January temperature in Yinchuan and the January temperature in Valencia.

The January temperature in Winnipeg is 13°C lower than the January temperature in Tallinn.

[1]
(c)

Work out the January temperature in Winnipeg.

The January temperature in Austin is 25°C higher than the January temperature in Saskatoon.

[1]
(d)

Work out the January temperature in Austin.

[1]
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Paper 2F June 2024 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

(a)

Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

122 5 150 71 39

[1]
(b)

Write these decimals in order of size. Start with the smallest decimal.

0.7 0.074 3.77 0.37 0.13

[1]
(c)

Write in figures the number five thousand and eighty four.

[1]
(d)

Write down the value of the 3 in the number 1324

[1]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(d)

Paper 1F January 2023 Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

The table gives information about six plays written by William Shakespeare.

PlayNumber of wordsYear written
The Taming of the Shrew21 0551592
Henry V26 1191599
Hamlet30 5571602
Macbeth17 1211606
Julius Caesar19 7031599
King John20 7721596
(a)

Which of these six plays has the greatest number of words?

Two of these six plays were written in the same year.

[1]
(b)

Write down the name of each of these plays.

The play Othello has 9329 more words in it than the play Macbeth.

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(c)

Work out the number of words in the play Othello.

[1]
(d)

Write the number 21 055 in words.

[1]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(d)

Paper 2F January 2023 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

(a)

Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

171 490 84 105 233

[1]
(b)

Write in figures the number five thousand, one hundred and two.

[1]
(c)

Write down the value of the 3 in the number 7439

[1]
(d)

Write the number 651 correct to the nearest hundred.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(d)

Paper 2F June 2022 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

(a)

Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

202 58 123 7 180

[1]
(b)

Write these numbers in order of size. Start with the smallest number.

0.155 1.5 0.15 0.015 1.15

[1]
(c)

Write in figures the number five thousand two hundred and three.

[1]
(d)

Write down the value of the 6 in the number 2468

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Paper 1F January 2022 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 5 marks

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(a)

From the numbers in the box, write down

(a)(i)

an even number

[1]
(a)(ii)

a multiple of 9

[1]
(a)(iii)

a prime number

Here are four cards. Each card has a number on it. The four cards are arranged to make the number 7358

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[1]
(b)(i)

Show how the four cards can be arranged to make the smallest number using all four cards.

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(b)(ii)

Show how the four cards can be arranged to make a correct calculation below.

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Paper 1F November 2021 Foundation tier, Question 4 4 marks

The table shows the temperatures recorded at midnight and at midday for each of five North American cities on a Monday one week.

CityMidnight temperature ( °C )Midday temperature ( °C )
Boston– 214
Houston1120
Chicago– 87
Detroit– 7– 1
New York012
(a)

Which city had the lowest midnight temperature?

[1]
(b)

Find the difference between the midnight temperature and midday temperature for Boston.

From Monday to Thursday, the midday temperature in Detroit increased by 2°C each day.

[1]
(c)

Work out the midday temperature in Detroit on Thursday.

[2]
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Paper 1F January 2021 (R) Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

The table shows the heights, in metres, of five mountains.

MountainHeight (metres)
Aconcagua6961
Makalu8485
Kilimanjaro5895
Mont Blanc4810
Puncak Jaya4884
(a)

Which of these mountains has the greatest height?

[1]
(b)

Write the number 5895 in words.

[1]
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(c)

Write down the value of the 8 in 4810

[1]
(d)

Work out the difference between the height of Aconcagua and the height of Puncak Jaya.

[1]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(d)

Paper 1F January 2021 Foundation tier, Question 1 5 marks

The table shows the height, in metres, of each of seven volcanoes.

VolcanoHeight (metres)
Acamarachi6046
Bazman3490
Dona Juana4150
Kamen4585
Mount Ararat5137
Ojos del Salado6893
Semeru3676
(a)

Which of these volcanoes has the greatest height?

[1]
(b)

Write down the value of the 8 in the number 4585

[1]
(c)

Write the number 6046 in words.

[1]
(d)

Write the number 5137 correct to the nearest hundred.

[1]
(e)

Work out the difference in the height of the Acamarachi volcano and the height of the Semeru volcano.

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Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(e)

Paper 2F January 2021 Foundation tier, Question 3 2 marks

The temperature in New York is –2maths symbolC

At the same time, the temperature in Rabat is 16maths symbolC higher than the temperature in New York.

(a)

Work out the temperature in Rabat.

Also, at the same time, the temperature in Helsinki is 17maths symbolC lower than the temperature in New York.

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(b)

Work out the temperature in Helsinki.

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Paper 1F November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 1 3 marks

The table gives information about the amount of crude oil, in barrels, produced per day by each of six countries in 2015

CountryCrude oil produced per day (number of barrels)
Australia322 300
Congo269 000
Gabon213 300
South Sudan220 000
Thailand248 200
Vietnam333 400
(a)

Write down the name of the country that produced the least number of barrels of crude oil.

[1]
(b)

Work out the difference between the number of barrels of crude oil produced by Vietnam and the number of barrels of crude oil produced by Australia.

Thailand produced 248 200 barrels of crude oil.

[1]
(c)

Write 248 200 correct to the nearest thousand.

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Paper 2F November 2020 Foundation tier, Question 4 3 marks

The table gives the minimum temperature for January 2018 in each of six cities.

CityMinimum temperature (°C)
Barcelona3
Donetsk−10
Mexico City−1
Mombasa22
New York−15
Sydney15
(a)

Which of these six cities has the lowest minimum temperature?

[1]
(b)

Work out the difference between the minimum temperature of Donetsk and the minimum temperature of Sydney.

The minimum temperature in Edmonton for January 2018 was 50°C less than the minimum temperature in Mombasa for January 2018

[1]
(c)

Work out the minimum temperature in Edmonton for January 2018

[1]

Paper 1F January 2020 Foundation tier, Question 1 4 marks

The table shows the land area, in km2, of each of six African countries.

CountryLand area (km2)
Botswana566 730
Kenya569 140
Namibia823 290
Somalia627 340
Tanzania885 800
Zambia743 390
(a)

Write down the name of the country with the greatest land area.

[1]
(b)

Write 823 290 correct to the nearest thousand.

[1]
(c)

Work out the difference between the land area of Botswana and the land area of Kenya.

The land area of the Gambia is 10 120 km2

[1]
(d)

Write the number 10 120 in words.

[1]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 1(d)

Paper 1F January 2020 (R) Foundation tier, Question 2 5 marks

At 6 pm, the temperature in Victoria’s garden was 5 °C. By midnight, the temperature in Victoria’s garden had fallen by 9 °C.

(a)

Work out the temperature in Victoria’s garden at midnight.

Here is a list of 7 temperatures.

4 °C −6 °C 4 °C 0 °C −1 °C −7 °C −5 °C

[2]
(b)

For the 7 temperatures in the list,

(b)(i)

write down the mode,

[1]
(b)(ii)

find the median.

[2]
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Paper 2F January 2020 Foundation tier, Question 11 6 marks

Here are five mathematical signs

Figure for question 11
(a)

Write one of these five signs in each box so that each of these statements is true.

(a)(i)
Figure for question 11
[1]
(a)(ii)
Figure for question 11
[1]
(b)

The table gives information about the boiling points and the freezing points of some elements.

ElementChlorineMercuryNeonOxygen
Boiling point (°C)–35357–246–183
Freezing point (°C)–101–39–249–218

Which of these elements has the lowest boiling point?

[1]
(c)

Which of these elements has the largest difference in temperature between its boiling point and its freezing point?

Dr Strauss is going to cool chlorine from its boiling point to its freezing point. He knows that it will take 2 minutes for the temperature of the chlorine to go down 10maths symbolC.

[1]
(d)

Work out how long it will take the chlorine to cool from its boiling point to its freezing point?

[2]
Reveal mark scheme Mark scheme for question 11(d)

Paper 1F June 2019 Foundation tier, Question 3 5 marks

The table gives the surface areas, in square kilometres, of six lakes in Africa.

LakeSurface area (square kilometres)
Albert5299
Malawi29 500
Mweru5120
Tanganyika32 600
Turkana6405
Victoria68 879
(a)

Which of these lakes has the least surface area?

[1]
(b)

Write the number 6405 in words.

[1]
(c)

Write the number 68 879 correct to the nearest thousand.

[1]
(d)

Sammy says that the surface area of Lake Malawi is about 5 fraction times the surface area of Lake Albert.

Is Sammy correct? Give a reason for your answer.

[2]
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