How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

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How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

Learn to read numbers up to 10 million

All numbers are composed from just ten different digits:
zero (0), one (1), two (2), three (3), four (4), five (5), six (6), seven (7), eight (8) and nine (9).

Each digit occupies a certain place.
The

place

of the digit tells us the

value

of the digit.

Use this ones, tens, hundreds resource to help you teach place value in a visual way.

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

One-Digit Numbers

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

Let's look at this number:

     5

  • The name of the number is Five.
  • The value of the number is also Five.
  • It has only one digit. This digit is in the Ones place.
  • The digit is also called Five.
  • We can write the number mathematically in the following ways:

    5 = 5 ones
    5 = five

When we write a number with only one digit, that digit is in the ones place. The value of the number gives the number its name. The name of the number and the name of its digit is the same.


Two-Digit Numbers

For a two-digit number, the first digit occupies the Tens place and the second digit occupies the Ones place.

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

Let's look at this number:

        32

  • The name of the number is Thirty-two.
  • The value of the number is also Thirty-two.
  • It has two digits: 3 and 2.
  • The digit 3 is in the Tens place and has a value of Thirty.
  • The digit 2 is in the Ones place and has a value of Two.
  • We can write the number mathematically in the following ways:

    32 = 30 + 2
    32 = 3 tens and 2 ones
    32 = 32 ones
    32 = thirty-two

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

Three-Digit Numbers

For a three-digit number, the first digit occupies the Hundreds place, the second digit occupies the Tens place and the third digit occupies the Ones place.

When writing the number in words, the British system has the word 'and' before the tens place.

How many three digit numbers less than 600 can be made using the digits 8, 6, 4 and 2

Let's look at this number:

       112

  • The name of the number is One hundred and twelve or One hundred twelve.
  • The value of the number is also One hundred and twelve.
  • It has three digits - 1, 1 and 2.
  • The first digit 1 is in the Hundreds place and has a value of One hundred.
  • The second digit 1 is in the Tens place and has a value of Ten.
  • The digit 2 is in the Ones place and has a value of Two.

We can write the number mathematically in the following ways:

112 = 100 + 10 + 2
112 = 1 hundreds, 1 tens and 2 ones
112 = 11 tens and 2 ones
112 = 112 ones
112 = one hundred and twelve

Digits and Numbers

Watch the video to learn to read numbers from the digits and its place.

Math Test Questions

Here are some typical Math test questions relating to this topic.

  1. In the number 3,401 which digit is in the tens place?
  2. What is the value of the digit 2 in this number: 329
  3. 10,000 + 300 + 6 = ________

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How many 3

They are 338, 348, 398, 438, 498. Hence, there are a total of eight three-digit even numbers less than 600 that can be formed with the digits 3,3,4,8,9 if each digit is used at most once.

How many 3

Sol: In the three digit number first digit can be accupied with 6 or 7 i.e 2 ways, second digit can be accupied with 2 or 3 or 4 or 6 or 7 i.e 5 ways and third digit can be accupied with 2 or 3 or 4 or 6 or 7 i.e 5 ways. ∴ total number of ways = 2 x 5 x 5 = 50 ways.

How many 3 digits numbers can be formed from the digits 1 2 3 4 6 If the digits can be repeated?

(i) repetition of the digits is allowed? Solution: Answer: 125.

How many 3

∴ Required number of numbers = (1 x 5 x 4) = 20.