Class 3 (CBSE) • MathematicsChapter 1: What's in a Name?⭐ Topic 1
Numbers up to 999
We learn to read, write, and understand three-digit numbers, from 100 all the way up to 999.
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A three-digit number has hundreds, tens, and ones places - for example, 356 has 3 hundreds, 5 tens, and 6 ones.
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- A three-digit number has hundreds, tens and ones.
- 356 = 3 hundreds + 5 tens + 6 ones.
- We build numbers by combining place values.
- 356 is read as 'three hundred fifty-six'.
- The hundreds digit is read first.
- 999 is the largest 3-digit number.
- 100 is the smallest 3-digit number.
- Numbers up to 999 help with larger counting tasks.
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