Question

Choose the greatest among the following.

• A. 5525
• B. 5520
• C. 2999
• D. 999

Answer 1

The correct option is A 5525

The place value chart for the numbers is given below:

$\begin{array}{ccccc}\text{Number}& \text{Number of}& \text{Number of}& \text{Number of}& \text{Number of}\\ & \text{thousands}& \text{hundreds}& \text{tens}& \text{ones}\\ 5525& 5& 5& 2& 5\\ 5520& 5& 5& 2& 0\\ 2999& 2& 9& 9& 9\\ 999& 0& 9& 9& 9\end{array}$

The number with more digits is greater than the one with lesser digits. Thus, 999 is the smallest of the lot. We now need to compare the remaining numbers.

$\underset{–}{5}525$ and $\underset{–}{5}520$ have 5 thousands each, whereas $\underset{–}{2}999$ has only 2 thousands. Thus, 5525 and 5520 are both greater than 2999.

$5\underset{–}{52}5$ and $5\underset{–}{52}0$ both have 5 hundreds and 2 tens.

Comparing digits at ones place:
$552\underset{–}{5}$ has 5 ones and $552\underset{–}{0}$ has zero ones.
Thus, 5525 is the greatest of the lot.