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Number & Place Value questions for Primary 4 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.

  • Value of a digit
  • Numbers in words
  • Expanded form
  • Comparing numbers
  • Place value
  • One more, one less
  • Ordering
  • Building numbers
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Question 1 of 10Value of a digit
What is the value of the digit 8 in 68 452?
Question 2 of 10Numbers in words
Write forty thousand and seventy in numerals.
Question 3 of 10Expanded form
50000 + 4000 + 60 + 3 = ?
Question 4 of 10Comparing numbers
Which of these is the smallest number?
Question 5 of 10Place value
How many thousands are there in 47 000?
Question 6 of 10One more, one less
What is 1000 more than 39 500?
Question 7 of 10Ordering
Arrange 8 902, 8 290, 8 920 and 8 209 from smallest to largest. Which comes second?
Question 8 of 10Value of a digit
In 25 736, which digit is in the ten thousands place?
Question 9 of 10Building numbers
What is the largest 5-digit number that can be made using 3, 0, 7, 1 and 9 once each?
Question 10 of 10Place value
Which number has 6 in the hundreds place and 4 in the tens place?
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.

  1. What is the value of the digit 8 in 68 452?

    Answer: 8000

    The 8 sits in the thousands place, so it stands for 8 × 1000 = 8000.

  2. Write forty thousand and seventy in numerals.

    Answer: 40070

    Forty thousand is 40000 and seventy is 70, giving 40070.

  3. 50000 + 4000 + 60 + 3 = ?

    Answer: 54063

    5 ten thousands, 4 thousands, 0 hundreds, 6 tens and 3 ones make 54063.

  4. Which of these is the smallest number?

    Answer: 30897

    All start with 3 ten thousands. Compare thousands, then hundreds: 30897 is the smallest.

  5. How many thousands are there in 47 000?

    Answer: 47

    47000 ÷ 1000 = 47, so there are 47 thousands.

  6. What is 1000 more than 39 500?

    Answer: 40500

    39500 + 1000 = 40500 — the 9 thousands roll over into a new ten thousand.

  7. Arrange 8 902, 8 290, 8 920 and 8 209 from smallest to largest. Which comes second?

    Answer: 8290

    In order: 8209, 8290, 8902, 8920 — so 8290 comes second.

  8. In 25 736, which digit is in the ten thousands place?

    Answer: 2

    25736 is 2 ten thousands, 5 thousands, 7 hundreds, 3 tens and 6 ones.

  9. What is the largest 5-digit number that can be made using 3, 0, 7, 1 and 9 once each?

    Answer: 97310

    Put the digits in order from largest to smallest: 9, 7, 3, 1, 0 giving 97310.

  10. Which number has 6 in the hundreds place and 4 in the tens place?

    Answer: 12645

    In 12645 the hundreds digit is 6 and the tens digit is 4.