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Numbers & Place Value — Mathematics Questions with Answers

60 practice questions on Numbers & Place Value, each with the correct answer and a clear explanation of why it is right. Read through them as revision notes, or take this topic as an interactive quiz to test yourself.

7 easy · 31 medium · 22 hard · Part of Mathematics: Maths problems for Class 1-5 - 10 topics.

Key concepts in this topic

CountingAfterBeforeBetweenNumber namesPlace valueTensOnesTens and onesBuild numberComparingGreater thanLess thanGreatestSmallestOrderingAscendingDescendingEven numbersOdd numbersSkip counting2s5s10s

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Easy questions (7)

Q1. easy

Which number comes just after 9?

  1. A 10
  2. B 8
  3. C 11
  4. D 0

Answer: A — 10

Counting forward, the number just after 9 is 10.

CountingAfter

Q2. easy

Which number comes just before 7?

  1. A 6
  2. B 8
  3. C 5
  4. D 7

Answer: A — 6

Counting backward, the number just before 7 is 6.

CountingBefore

Q3. easy

Which number comes between 4 and 6?

  1. A 5
  2. B 3
  3. C 7
  4. D 8

Answer: A — 5

The number between 4 and 6 is 5, because we count 4, 5, 6.

CountingBetween

Q4. easy

How do we write 'fifteen' in numbers?

  1. A 15
  2. B 50
  3. C 5
  4. D 51

Answer: A — 15

'Fifteen' is written as 15 - it means 1 ten and 5 ones.

Number names

Q5. easy

How do we write the number 20 in words?

  1. A twenty
  2. B twelve
  3. C two
  4. D two hundred

Answer: A — twenty

The number 20 is written as 'twenty'.

Number names

Q16. easy

Which of these is an EVEN number?

  1. A 8
  2. B 7
  3. C 5
  4. D 3

Answer: A — 8

Even numbers can be shared into two equal groups and end in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. So 8 is even.

Even numbers

Q17. easy

Which of these is an ODD number?

  1. A 9
  2. B 6
  3. C 4
  4. D 10

Answer: A — 9

Odd numbers end in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9 and cannot be shared equally into two. So 9 is odd.

Odd numbers

Medium questions (31)

Q6. medium

In the number 34, what is the place value of the digit 3?

  1. A 30 (3 tens)
  2. B 3
  3. C 300
  4. D 4

Answer: A — 30 (3 tens)

In 34, the digit 3 is in the tens place, so its place value is 3 tens = 30.

Place valueTens

Q7. medium

In the number 34, what is the place value of the digit 4?

  1. A 4 (4 ones)
  2. B 40
  3. C 400
  4. D 3

Answer: A — 4 (4 ones)

In 34, the digit 4 is in the ones place, so its place value is 4 ones = 4.

Place valueOnes

Q8. medium

How many tens and ones are in the number 47?

  1. A 4 tens and 7 ones
  2. B 7 tens and 4 ones
  3. C 4 tens and 0 ones
  4. D 40 tens

Answer: A — 4 tens and 7 ones

47 = 40 + 7 = 4 tens and 7 ones.

Place valueTens and ones

Q9. medium

What number is 5 tens and 3 ones?

  1. A 53
  2. B 35
  3. C 503
  4. D 8

Answer: A — 53

5 tens = 50 and 3 ones = 3, so together they make 53.

Place valueBuild number

Q10. medium

Which sign makes this true? 8 ___ 5

  1. A >
  2. B <
  3. C =
  4. D +

Answer: A — >

8 is greater than 5, so we use the 'greater than' sign: 8 > 5. (The open mouth faces the bigger number.)

ComparingGreater than

Q11. medium

Which sign makes this true? 3 ___ 9

  1. A <
  2. B >
  3. C =
  4. D -

Answer: A — <

3 is less than 9, so we use the 'less than' sign: 3 < 9.

ComparingLess than

Q12. medium

Which is the GREATEST number? 23, 32, 19, 30

  1. A 32
  2. B 30
  3. C 23
  4. D 19

Answer: A — 32

Comparing the tens first: 32 has 3 tens and 2 ones, which is the biggest. So 32 is the greatest.

ComparingGreatest

Q13. medium

Which is the SMALLEST number? 45, 54, 40, 44

  1. A 40
  2. B 44
  3. C 45
  4. D 54

Answer: A — 40

All have 4 tens except 54. Among 40, 44, 45, the ones digit is smallest in 40, so 40 is the smallest.

ComparingSmallest

Q14. medium

Arrange in order from smallest to greatest: 12, 8, 15, 10

  1. A 8, 10, 12, 15
  2. B 15, 12, 10, 8
  3. C 8, 12, 10, 15
  4. D 10, 8, 12, 15

Answer: A — 8, 10, 12, 15

From smallest to greatest (ascending order): 8, 10, 12, 15.

OrderingAscending

Q18. medium

Count in 2s: 2, 4, 6, ___

  1. A 8
  2. B 7
  3. C 10
  4. D 9

Answer: A — 8

Counting in 2s, we add 2 each time: 2, 4, 6, 8.

Skip counting2s

Q19. medium

Count in 5s: 5, 10, 15, ___

  1. A 20
  2. B 16
  3. C 25
  4. D 18

Answer: A — 20

Counting in 5s, we add 5 each time: 5, 10, 15, 20.

Skip counting5s

Q20. medium

Count in 10s: 10, 20, 30, ___

  1. A 40
  2. B 35
  3. C 31
  4. D 50

Answer: A — 40

Counting in 10s, we add 10 each time: 10, 20, 30, 40.

Skip counting10s

Q25. medium

How do we write 'one hundred' in numbers?

  1. A 100
  2. B 10
  3. C 1000
  4. D 110

Answer: A — 100

One hundred is written as 100 - it has 1 hundred, 0 tens and 0 ones.

Number namesHundred

Q26. medium

What number comes just after 99?

  1. A 100
  2. B 98
  3. C 90
  4. D 101

Answer: A — 100

The number just after 99 is 100.

AfterHundred

Q27. medium

What number comes just before 100?

  1. A 99
  2. B 101
  3. C 90
  4. D 10

Answer: A — 99

The number just before 100 is 99.

BeforeHundred

Q30. medium

What is the number name for 60?

  1. A sixty
  2. B sixteen
  3. C six
  4. D six hundred

Answer: A — sixty

60 is written as 'sixty'. (Careful: 'sixteen' is 16.)

Number names

Q31. medium

Which is bigger: 19 or 91?

  1. A 91
  2. B 19
  3. C They are equal
  4. D Cannot say

Answer: A — 91

91 has 9 tens, but 19 has only 1 ten. So 91 is bigger than 19.

Comparing

Q34. medium

Which number is missing? 21, 22, ___, 24, 25

  1. A 23
  2. B 26
  3. C 20
  4. D 32

Answer: A — 23

The numbers count up by 1, so the missing number between 22 and 24 is 23.

Number lineMissing number

Q35. medium

What is the ordinal number for the position after 'first'?

  1. A second
  2. B third
  3. C first
  4. D one

Answer: A — second

Ordinal numbers show position: first, second, third... The position after first is second.

Ordinal numbers

Q36. medium

In a race, Ravi came 3rd. What is '3rd' in words?

  1. A third
  2. B three
  3. C thirty
  4. D thirteen

Answer: A — third

3rd is the ordinal number 'third', showing Ravi's position in the race.

Ordinal numbers

Q40. medium

What is 1 more than 29?

  1. A 30
  2. B 28
  3. C 39
  4. D 20

Answer: A — 30

1 more than 29 is 29 + 1 = 30.

More than

Q41. medium

What is 1 less than 40?

  1. A 39
  2. B 41
  3. C 30
  4. D 50

Answer: A — 39

1 less than 40 is 40 - 1 = 39.

Less than

Q44. medium

How do we write 'two hundred fifty' in numbers?

  1. A 250
  2. B 2050
  3. C 205
  4. D 2500

Answer: A — 250

Two hundred fifty is 200 + 50 = 250.

Number namesHundreds

Q47. medium

Count backward: 15, 14, 13, ___

  1. A 12
  2. B 16
  3. C 11
  4. D 10

Answer: A — 12

Counting backward means going down by 1: 15, 14, 13, 12.

Counting backward

Q48. medium

Which number sentence is TRUE?

  1. A 45 > 44
  2. B 45 < 44
  3. C 45 = 44
  4. D 44 > 45

Answer: A — 45 > 44

45 is greater than 44 because 45 has 1 more one. So 45 > 44 is true.

Comparing

Q50. medium

What is the largest 1-digit number?

  1. A 9
  2. B 1
  3. C 10
  4. D 0

Answer: A — 9

The largest 1-digit number is 9. After it comes 10, which has 2 digits.

Largest1-digit

Q51. medium

What is the smallest 2-digit number?

  1. A 10
  2. B 9
  3. C 11
  4. D 20

Answer: A — 10

The smallest 2-digit number is 10. Before it comes 9, which has 1 digit.

Smallest2-digit

Q53. medium

What comes next in the pattern? 10, 20, 30, 40, ___

  1. A 50
  2. B 41
  3. C 45
  4. D 60

Answer: A — 50

The pattern goes up by 10 each time: 10, 20, 30, 40, 50.

Skip countingPattern

Q55. medium

Which is greater: 100 or 99?

  1. A 100
  2. B 99
  3. C equal
  4. D cannot say

Answer: A — 100

100 is a 3-digit number and 99 is a 2-digit number, so 100 is greater.

Comparing

Q58. medium

Ravi has these number cards: 3, 1, 5. Which is the greatest 2-digit number he can make using two cards?

  1. A 53
  2. B 51
  3. C 35
  4. D 15

Answer: A — 53

The greatest 2-digit number uses the two largest digits, biggest first: 5 and 3 → 53.

Forming numbersGreatest

Q60. medium

Which number comes just after 199?

  1. A 200
  2. B 198
  3. C 100
  4. D 201

Answer: A — 200

Counting forward, the number just after 199 is 200.

AfterHundreds

Hard questions (22)

Q15. hard

Arrange in order from greatest to smallest: 25, 52, 35, 15

  1. A 52, 35, 25, 15
  2. B 15, 25, 35, 52
  3. C 52, 25, 35, 15
  4. D 35, 52, 25, 15

Answer: A — 52, 35, 25, 15

From greatest to smallest (descending order): 52, 35, 25, 15.

OrderingDescending

Q21. hard

In the number 256, what is the place value of the digit 2?

  1. A 200 (2 hundreds)
  2. B 2
  3. C 20
  4. D 256

Answer: A — 200 (2 hundreds)

In 256, the digit 2 is in the hundreds place, so its place value is 2 hundreds = 200.

Place valueHundreds

Q22. hard

In the number 256, what is the place value of the digit 5?

  1. A 50 (5 tens)
  2. B 5
  3. C 500
  4. D 256

Answer: A — 50 (5 tens)

In 256, the digit 5 is in the tens place, so its place value is 5 tens = 50.

Place valueTens

Q23. hard

What number is 2 hundreds, 4 tens and 6 ones?

  1. A 246
  2. B 264
  3. C 426
  4. D 642

Answer: A — 246

2 hundreds = 200, 4 tens = 40, 6 ones = 6. Together: 200 + 40 + 6 = 246.

Place valueBuild number

Q24. hard

Write the number 305 in expanded form.

  1. A 300 + 0 + 5
  2. B 30 + 0 + 5
  3. C 3 + 0 + 5
  4. D 300 + 50

Answer: A — 300 + 0 + 5

305 has 3 hundreds, 0 tens and 5 ones, so it is 300 + 0 + 5.

Expanded form

Q28. hard

Which number is the greatest 2-digit number?

  1. A 99
  2. B 90
  3. C 100
  4. D 89

Answer: A — 99

The greatest 2-digit number is 99. After it comes 100, which has 3 digits.

Greatest2-digit

Q29. hard

Which number is the smallest 3-digit number?

  1. A 100
  2. B 99
  3. C 111
  4. D 10

Answer: A — 100

The smallest 3-digit number is 100. Before it comes 99, which has 2 digits.

Smallest3-digit

Q32. hard

Make the greatest number using the digits 4, 7 and 2 (each once).

  1. A 742
  2. B 247
  3. C 472
  4. D 724

Answer: A — 742

To make the greatest number, put the biggest digit first: 7, then 4, then 2 = 742.

Forming numbersGreatest

Q33. hard

Make the smallest number using the digits 4, 7 and 2 (each once).

  1. A 247
  2. B 742
  3. C 274
  4. D 427

Answer: A — 247

To make the smallest number, put the smallest digit first: 2, then 4, then 7 = 247.

Forming numbersSmallest

Q37. hard

How many hundreds are there in 400?

  1. A 4
  2. B 40
  3. C 400
  4. D 44

Answer: A — 4

400 = 4 hundreds, because 100 + 100 + 100 + 100 = 400.

Place valueHundreds

Q38. hard

What is 10 more than 45?

  1. A 55
  2. B 46
  3. C 35
  4. D 44

Answer: A — 55

10 more than 45 means 45 + 10 = 55. (The tens digit goes up by 1.)

More thanPlace value

Q39. hard

What is 10 less than 63?

  1. A 53
  2. B 62
  3. C 73
  4. D 52

Answer: A — 53

10 less than 63 means 63 - 10 = 53. (The tens digit goes down by 1.)

Less thanPlace value

Q42. hard

Which of these is an even number: 21, 34, 47, 55?

  1. A 34
  2. B 21
  3. C 47
  4. D 55

Answer: A — 34

An even number ends in 0, 2, 4, 6 or 8. Only 34 ends in 4, so 34 is even.

Even numbers

Q43. hard

Which of these is an odd number: 20, 36, 48, 53?

  1. A 53
  2. B 20
  3. C 36
  4. D 48

Answer: A — 53

An odd number ends in 1, 3, 5, 7 or 9. Only 53 ends in 3, so 53 is odd.

Odd numbers

Q45. hard

In 508, which digit is in the tens place?

  1. A 0
  2. B 5
  3. C 8
  4. D 50

Answer: A — 0

In 508, the digit 0 is in the tens place (5 is hundreds, 0 is tens, 8 is ones).

Place valueZero

Q46. hard

Write 700 + 30 + 4 as a single number.

  1. A 734
  2. B 743
  3. C 374
  4. D 437

Answer: A — 734

700 + 30 + 4 = 734 (7 hundreds, 3 tens, 4 ones).

Expanded formStandard form

Q49. hard

There are 6 groups of 10 pencils. How many pencils are there?

  1. A 60
  2. B 16
  3. C 6
  4. D 600

Answer: A — 60

6 groups of 10 = 6 tens = 60 pencils.

Place valueTens

Q52. hard

Which number has 7 in the hundreds place?

  1. A 725
  2. B 275
  3. C 572
  4. D 257

Answer: A — 725

In 725, the digit 7 is first, so it is in the hundreds place.

Place valueHundreds

Q54. hard

Between 88 and 92, which numbers come? Choose the correct list.

  1. A 89, 90, 91
  2. B 89, 91
  3. C 88, 89, 90
  4. D 90, 91, 92

Answer: A — 89, 90, 91

The numbers between 88 and 92 (not including them) are 89, 90 and 91.

BetweenNumber line

Q56. hard

How many ones make 1 ten?

  1. A 10
  2. B 1
  3. C 100
  4. D 5

Answer: A — 10

10 ones make 1 ten. That is why after 9 ones we write 10 (1 ten and 0 ones).

Place valueGrouping

Q57. hard

How many tens make 1 hundred?

  1. A 10
  2. B 100
  3. C 1
  4. D 5

Answer: A — 10

10 tens make 1 hundred (10, 20, 30, ..., 100).

Place valueGrouping

Q59. hard

Which overall statement about numbers and place value is CORRECT?

  1. A Each digit in a number has a place value (ones, tens, hundreds...), and we use these to read, write, compare and order numbers
  2. B Every digit always means the same value
  3. C Bigger numbers always have fewer digits
  4. D Place value has no use

Answer: A — Each digit in a number has a place value (ones, tens, hundreds...), and we use these to read, write, compare and order numbers

This sums up the topic: the value of a digit depends on its place (ones, tens, hundreds), which lets us build, compare (>, <, =) and order numbers, and recognise even and odd numbers.

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