Question

In each of the following, encircle the numeral which represents the smallest number:

$2853,7691,9999,12002,124$

Answer 1

Find the smallest number:

Rule 1- A numeral containing more digits represents a greater number.

Rule 2- If the two numerals contain the same number of digits, we compare them by their left-most digit. If the left-most digits are also same, we compare them by their next digits from the left, and so on.

This question $124$ has the least number of digits hence it is the smallest amongst them.

Hence, the smallest number is $124$.