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Mathematics

Exploring Whole Numbers

Whole Numbers
Date: May 24, 2026  •  40 questions  •  Total: 100 points
StudentAayush Nayak
Class6-B
GradeGrade 6
SchoolYBIS
1. True / False (1 pts)
Counting numbers include zero.
✓ Answer
False
2. True / False (1 pts)
The successor of any whole number can be found by adding one.
✓ Answer
True
3. True / False (1 pts)
The sum of any two whole numbers is always a whole number.
✓ Answer
True
4. True / False (1 pts)
Whole numbers are commutative under subtraction.
✓ Answer
False
5. True / False (1 pts)
Addition of whole numbers is associative.
✓ Answer
True
6. True / False (1 pts)
Multiplication is distributive over addition for whole numbers.
✓ Answer
True
7. True / False (1 pts)
Zero is the multiplicative identity for whole numbers.
✓ Answer
False
8. True / False (1 pts)
Any whole number multiplied by zero results in zero.
✓ Answer
True
9. True / False (1 pts)
The series of natural numbers starts from zero.
✓ Answer
False
10. True / False (1 pts)
Negative numbers are also part of whole numbers.
✓ Answer
False

11. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
How many whole numbers are smaller than 8?
✓ Answer
A. 7
12. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
The additive identity of whole numbers is:
✓ Answer
B. 0
13. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
What is the successor of the smallest whole number?
✓ Answer
A. 1
14. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
Find the successor of 8,06,998.
✓ Answer
C. 8,06,999
15. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
Which property is demonstrated by the equation: 2+4=4+2?
✓ Answer
A. Commutative
16. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
Which is not a natural number?
✓ Answer
B. 0
17. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
Which of the following is true: 13 - 8 = 8 - 13?
✓ Answer
B. False
18. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
What property is used here: 64 × 12 + 64 × 14?
✓ Answer
A. Distributive
19. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
Identify the property: 102 × 6 = 6 × 102
✓ Answer
A. Commutative
20. Multiple Choice (2 pts)
Find the sum of predecessors of 84,636 and 90,025.
✓ Answer
B. 1,74,661

21. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
The _____ identity of whole numbers is 1.
✓ Answer
multiplicative
22. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
The _____ property states that a + b = b + a.
✓ Answer
commutative
23. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
The property a × (b + c) = a × b + a × c is called the _____ property.
✓ Answer
distributive
24. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
Zero is the _____ identity for addition of whole numbers.
✓ Answer
additive
25. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
Whole numbers include all of the natural numbers and _____
✓ Answer
zero
26. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
The successor of a number is found by adding _____ to it.
✓ Answer
one
27. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
A _____ number has no successor in whole numbers.
✓ Answer
greatest
28. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
Whole numbers are not _____ under subtraction.
✓ Answer
closed
29. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
The _____ of zero is undefined.
✓ Answer
division
30. Fill in the Blank (2 pts)
The set of whole numbers is _____ and infinite.
✓ Answer
ordered

31. Word Problem (5 pts)
A train travels at 60 km/h for 2.5 hours. How far does it travel? Show your working.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Distance = Speed × Time
Step 2: Distance = 60 × 2.5
Answer: 150 km
32. Word Problem (5 pts)
Calculate the sum: 703 + 768 + 297 + 322 by grouping them.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: (703 + 297) + (768 + 322)
Step 2: 1000 + 1090
Answer: 2090
33. Word Problem (5 pts)
What is the product of 102 and 6 using distributive property?
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: 102 × 6 = (100 + 2) × 6
Step 2: (100 × 6) + (2 × 6)
Answer: 600 + 12 = 612
34. Word Problem (5 pts)
If 13 is added to a number and the result is 30, what is the number?
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Let the number be x.
Step 2: x + 13 = 30
Step 3: x = 30 - 13
Answer: x = 17
35. Word Problem (5 pts)
Eva buys 15 notebooks, each costing $3. Find the total amount spent.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Total cost = Number of notebooks × Cost per notebook
Step 2: Total cost = 15 × 3
Answer: $45
36. Word Problem (5 pts)
Find the product of the greatest 3-digit number and the greatest 2-digit number.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Greatest 3-digit number = 999
Step 2: Greatest 2-digit number = 99
Step 3: Product = 999 × 99
Answer: 98901
37. Word Problem (5 pts)
If Amal earns $30 per day, calculate his earnings for 7 days.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Earnings per day = $30
Step 2: Total earnings = 7 × 30
Answer: $210
38. Word Problem (5 pts)
A rectangle has sides of length 8 and 6. Find the area.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Area = Length × Width
Step 2: Area = 8 × 6
Answer: 48 square units
39. Word Problem (5 pts)
Find the total cost: 15 litres of milk at $30 per litre in a week.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Daily cost = 15 × 30
Step 2: Weekly cost = Daily cost × 7
Answer: $3150
40. Word Problem (5 pts)
Raman spends $150 daily on travel. Calculate his total expense for 30 days.
✎ Worked Solution
Step 1: Daily expense = $150
Step 2: Monthly expense = Daily expense × 30
Answer: $4500