Primary 3 · Mathematics · Number & Place Value
Number & Place Value questions for Primary 3 Maths
10 questions to work through online. Answer and you get the working straight away, then a score at the end. No sign-up, and you can retake it as often as you like.
- Place value
- Value of a digit
- Numbers in words
- Comparing numbers
- Expanded form
- One more, one less
- Ordering
- Number patterns in place value
Answers and explanations for all 10 questions
Every answer with the reasoning behind it. Worth reading after you have tried the set — or on its own, if you are a parent marking it.
In the number 5372, which digit is in the hundreds place?
Answer: 3
5372 is 5 thousands, 3 hundreds, 7 tens and 2 ones, so the hundreds digit is 3.
What is the value of the digit 8 in 4812?
Answer: 800
The 8 sits in the hundreds place, so it stands for 8 × 100 = 800.
Write six thousand and forty in numerals.
Answer: 6040
Six thousand is 6000 and forty is 40, so together they make 6040.
Which of these is the largest number?
Answer: 4190
All four start with 4 thousands. Compare hundreds, then tens: 4190 has 1 hundred and 9 tens, which beats the rest.
5000 + 300 + 20 + 9 = ?
Answer: 5329
5 thousands, 3 hundreds, 2 tens and 9 ones make 5329.
What is 1 more than 3999?
Answer: 4000
3999 + 1 regroups all the way up: 9 ones, 9 tens and 9 hundreds roll over to 4000.
How many hundreds are there in 2400?
Answer: 24
2400 ÷ 100 = 24, so there are 24 hundreds in 2400.
Which number lies between 6087 and 6098?
Answer: 6090
6090 is greater than 6087 and less than 6098, so it sits between them.
In 7654, what does the digit 6 stand for?
Answer: 600
The 6 is in the hundreds place, so it stands for 600.
Which number is 100 less than 5023?
Answer: 4923
5023 − 100 = 4923: the hundreds digit is 0, so a thousand is regrouped.