Population and Value Comparison Quiz

What is the value of the first 7 in the number 771,548?

• 7 hundred thousand

• 7 thousand

• 7 hundred

• 7 million

What is the value of the second 7 in the number 771,548?

• 7 hundred thousand

• 7 thousand

• 7 hundred

• 7 million

Compare 234 thousands + 7 ten thousands to 241,000 using >, <, or =.

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• None of the above

Compare 1 million to 4 hundred thousands + 6 hundred thousands using >, <, or =.

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• =

• None of the above

Compare 709 thousands – 1 hundred thousand to 708 thousands using >, <, or =.

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• None of the above

If Norfolk, VA has a population of 242,628, how many more people does Baltimore, MD have?

• 376,865

• 242,628

• 496,804

• 100,000

Which city has the smallest population?

• Norfolk, VA

• Baltimore, MD

• Charleston, SC

• All have the same population

Round to the nearest hundred thousand to check the reasonableness of your answer for the population of Charleston, SC.

• 100,000

• 200,000

• 300,000

• 400,000

Record each city’s population in numbers, in words, and in expanded form. Choose 4 answers.

• 123,456; One hundred twenty-three thousand four hundred fifty-six; 100,000 + 20,000 + 3,000 + 400 + 50 + 6

• 654,321; Six hundred fifty-four thousand three hundred twenty-one; 600,000 + 50,000 + 4,000 + 300 + 20 + 1

• 789,012; Seven hundred eighty-nine thousand twelve; 700,000 + 80,000 + 9,000 + 10 + 2

• 987,654; Nine hundred eighty-seven thousand six hundred fifty-four; 900,000 + 80,000 + 7,000 + 600 + 50 + 4

• 967,697; Nine hundred sixty-seven thousand six hundred fifty-four; 900,000 + 60,000 + 7,000 + 600 + 90 + 7

Eddie lives in Fredericksburg, VA, which has a population of 24,286. He says that Norfolk’s population is about 10 times as large as Fredericksburg’s population. What is the approximate population of Norfolk according to Eddie?

• Norfolk has a population of about 240,000.

• Norfolk has a population of about 24,000.

• Norfolk has a population of about 2,400.

• Norfolk has a population of about 240.