Understanding the Place Value System - JSS2 Mathematics Past Questions and Answers - page 1
What is the base of the place value system used in the Hindu Arabic numeral system?
5
10
20
60
Which digit is unique to the Hindu Arabic numeral system and acts as a placeholder?
1
5
0
9
In the number 205, what place value does the digit '0' represent?
Hundreds
Tens
Units
Thousands
Which civilization is credited with developing the place value system that includes zero?
Egyptians
Romans
Babylonians
Indians
In the number 1,234, the digit '3' is in which place?
Thousands
Hundreds
Tens
Units
What is the value of the digit '5' in the number 5,678?
5
50
500
5,000
In a place value system, which place is directly to the left of the tens place?
Units
Hundreds
Thousands
Tenths
What does the digit '2' represent in the number 3,241?
Two thousand
Two hundred
Twenty
Two
Which of the following numbers correctly illustrates the place value system?
3214 (Thousands, Hundreds, Tens, Units)
1423 (Units, Tens, Hundreds, Thousands)
2143 (Hundreds, Units, Thousands, Tens)
4132 (Tens, Hundreds, Units, Thousands)
How is the number 7,890 written in words using place value?
Seven thousand, eight hundred and ninety
Seventy-eight hundred and ninety
Seven thousand, nine hundred and eighty
Seven hundred, eighty-nine hundred