Foundation Mathematics Primary 3 Whole Numbers

At Tampines hawker centre, 2 450 people came to eat. At Toa Payoh hawker centre, 2 540 people came to eat. Which hawker centre had more visitors?

A Tampines
B Toa Payoh
C Both had the same number
D Cannot be determined
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Worked Solution

Step 1: Compare 2 450 and 2 540 by place value. Thousands: 2 = 2 (equal — move right) Hundreds: 4 vs 5 — 5 is larger. Step 2: Since 2 540 has more hundreds, 2 540 > 2 450. Answer: Toa Payoh hawker centre had more visitors.

Correct answer: Toa Payoh

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