Question 2 of 17intermediate💡 UnderstandShort Answer4 marks

Write different ways of making the following numbers: 368, 905, 555, 736

(a)
Answer

3 hundreds + 6 tens + 8 ones; 300 + 60 + 8; 68 more than 300; 32 less than 400

(b)
Answer

9 hundreds + 0 tens + 5 ones; 900 + 0 + 5; 5 more than 900; 95 less than 1000

(c)
Answer

5 hundreds + 5 tens + 5 ones; 500 + 50 + 5; 55 more than 500; 445 less than 1000

(d)
Answer

7 hundreds + 3 tens + 6 ones; 700 + 30 + 6; 36 more than 700; 64 less than 800

Explanation

(a) 368 can be expressed as place value (3 hundreds, 6 tens, 8 ones), expanded form (300+60+8), or using comparison (68 more than 300, 32 less than 400). (b) 905 has zero tens. It can be expressed as 9 hundreds, 0 tens, 5 ones or compared to nearby numbers. (c) 555 has the same digit 5 in all places. It can be expressed in multiple ways using place value and comparisons. (d) 736 can be broken into place values or expressed using addition/subtraction from nearby landmark numbers.