2nd Grade Math : Number Sense

Study concepts, example questions & explanations for 2nd Grade Math

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Example Questions

Example Question #1 : 2nd Grade Math

What number is nine hundred forty-eight?

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 948\)

\(\displaystyle 894\)

\(\displaystyle 90048\)

\(\displaystyle 489\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 948\)

Explanation:

\(\displaystyle 948\) in word form is nine hundred forty-eight. 

Example Question #2 : 2nd Grade Math

For the number provided, what digit is in the hundreds place? 

\(\displaystyle 684\) 

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 8\)

\(\displaystyle 6\)

\(\displaystyle 0\)

\(\displaystyle 4\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 6\)

Explanation:

For three-digit numbers, there will be a ones place, a tens place, and a hundreds place. 

The digit in the ones place will always be the first number on the right, the tens place will be directly to the left of the ones place, and the hundreds place will be directly to the left of the tens place. See the diagram below. 

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For the number \(\displaystyle 684\), the \(\displaystyle 4\) is in the ones place, the \(\displaystyle 8\) is in the tens place, and the \(\displaystyle 6\) is in the hundreds place. 

\(\displaystyle 6\) is the correct answer. 

Example Question #3 : 2nd Grade Math

For the number provided, what digit is in the tens place? 

\(\displaystyle 439\)

Possible Answers:

\(\displaystyle 4\)

\(\displaystyle 9\)

\(\displaystyle 3\)

\(\displaystyle 0\)

Correct answer:

\(\displaystyle 3\)

Explanation:

For three-digit numbers, there will be a ones place, a tens place, and a hundreds place. 

The digit in the ones place will always be the first number on the right, the tens place will be directly to the left of the ones place, and the hundreds place will be directly to the left of the tens place. See the diagram below. 

1

For the number \(\displaystyle 439\), the \(\displaystyle 9\) is in the ones place, the \(\displaystyle 3\) is in the tens place, and the \(\displaystyle 4\) is in the hundreds place. 

\(\displaystyle 3\) is the correct answer. 

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