Class 7 Expressing Large Numbers — practice questions with answers
Number System · 5 sample questions from the school syllabus. Try each one, then open the answer and the worked solution.
1. How many zeros are there in 1 lakh?
A4
B5
C6
D7
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Answer: B) 5
1 lakh = 1,00,000 which has 5 zeros.
2. Which is the largest 8-digit number?
A99999999
B10000000
C99999990
D100000000
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Answer: A) 99999999
The largest 8-digit number is 9,99,99,999 = 99999999.
3. Express 7,20,00,000 in expanded form using powers of 10.
A7 x 10⁷ + 2 x 10⁶
B7 x 10⁶ + 2 x 10⁵
C72 x 10⁶
D7 x 10⁷ + 2 x 10⁷
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Answer: A) 7 x 10⁷ + 2 x 10⁶
7,20,00,000 = 72000000 = 7 crore + 2 ten-lakh = 7 x 10⁷ + 2 x 10⁶.
4. Three friends note their families' yearly savings: Rs 2,45,000, Rs 24,50,000 and Rs 2,04,500. Arranged from largest to smallest, which is the largest?
ARs 24,50,000
BRs 2,45,000
CRs 2,04,500
DAll equal
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Answer: A) Rs 24,50,000
Counting digits: 24,50,000 has 7 digits while the others have 6, so 24,50,000 is the largest.
5. A satellite TV company has 8 crore 40 lakh subscribers. A foreign partner records numbers in millions and rounds to the nearest 10 million. To what value (in millions) is the subscriber count rounded?
A80 million
B90 million
C84 million
D8 million
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Answer: A) 80 million
8 crore 40 lakh = 8,40,00,000 = 84 million. Rounded to nearest 10 million: 84 is closer to 80 than 90, so 80 million.