Grade 2 Math Challenge Parallel Questions- Can Form the Least or Largest Number Using 4 Digits

Question: What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 0,2,0,1?

Things to Remember:

* Zeros must be within the two digits that are equal to one or more. 

*Identify the smallest number greater than zero and write it in thousands place.
* Next, arrange the remaining numbers from least to greatest. Write the remaining numbers in hundreds, tens, and ones place respectively. 

In this set of numbers, 0,0,2,1, which is the smallest number that is more than zero? It is 1. 
     1      ___    ___   ____
  Th       H        T     O

The remaining numbers are  0, 2, 0. 

Arrange these numbers from least to greatest.  --> 0, 0, 2

Write each digit in the hundreds, tens, and ones place respectively. 
1 0 0 2

The smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 0,2,0,1 is 1,002.


How about the other way around?

If the given numbers have no zeros, arrange the digits from smallest to biggest. The first digit is in the thousands’ place, the second is in hundred’s place, the third is in ten’s place, and the least digit is in the one’s place. 

7,9,1,3---> 1,3,7,9

  1         3        7      9
  Th       H        T     O

Arrange the digits from biggest to smallest. The first digit is in the thousands’ place, the second is in hundred’s place, the third is in ten’s place, and the least digit is in the one’s place. 

0,2,0,1--->  2,1,0,0

  2         1        0      0
  Th       H        T     O


The biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 0,2,0,1 is 2,100.

Try these!

B. Direction: Read the questions carefully and write your answers in the blanks.
1.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 0,2,0,1?___________
2.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 9,6,5,7?___________
3.What is the biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 5,0,8,1?___________
4.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 1,2,3,2?___________
5.What is the biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 4,2,6,0?___________
6.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 8,8,8,8?___________
7.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 5,7,2,3?___________
8.What is the biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 8,4,9,1?___________
9.What is the biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 3,9,5,6?___________
10.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 8,9,0,0?___________
11.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 0,5,0,7?___________
12.What is the smallest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 2,1,9,3?___________
13.What is the biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 5,2,3,0?___________
14.What is the biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 0,0,0,1?___________
15.What is the biggest 4-digit number that you can form with the digits 3,8,1,2?___________