VI-MATHEMATICS-NCERT

CHAPTER
2 PREPARED BY: BALABHADRA SURESH

1. 1, 2, 3, 4,... counting numbers as Natural numbers.

2. Predecessor and successor: Just before number is called predecessor and just after number is
called successor.
3. If you add 1 to a number, we get its successor. If you subtract 1 from a number, you get its
predecessor.

1. Write the predecessor and successor of 19; 1997; 12000; 49; 100000.
Predecessor Number Successor
18 19 20
1996 1997 1998
11999 12000 12001
48 49 50
99999 100000 100001

2. Is there any natural number that has no predecessor?

Sol: The natural number 1 has no predecessor.

3. Is there any natural number which has no successor? Is there a last natural number?

Sol: Every natural numbers has a successor. There is no last natural number.

Whole Numbers
The natural numbers along with zero form the collection of whole numbers.
Whole numbers (W)={0,1,2,3,4,5…}

1. Are all natural numbers also whole numbers?

Sol: Yes, all natural numbers also whole numbers.

2. Are all whole numbers also natural numbers?

Sol: No, 0 is a whole number but not natural number.

3. Which is the greatest whole number?

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Sol: There is no greatest whole number.

In addition move towards right with 1 jump of 1 unit.

Find 4 + 5; 2 + 6; 3 + 5 and 1+6 using the number line

4+5=9
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

2+6=8
𝟎 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔 𝟕 𝟖 𝟗 𝟏𝟎

3+5=8 𝟏 𝟐 𝟓
𝟎 𝟑 𝟒 𝟔 𝟕 𝟖 𝟗 𝟏𝟎

1+6=7 𝟎 𝟏 𝟐 𝟑 𝟒 𝟓 𝟔 𝟕 𝟖 𝟗 𝟏𝟎

Subtraction on the number line:

In subtraction move towards left with 1 jump of 1 unit.

Find 8 – 3; 6 – 2; 9 – 6 using the number line

8−3=5
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

6−2=4 1 2 5
0 3 4 6 7 8 9 10

9−6=3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Multiplication on the number line

Find 2 × 6; 3 × 3; 4 × 2 using the number line.

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2 × 6 = 12

3×3=9

4×2=8

1. Write the next three natural numbers after 10999.

Sol: 11,000; 11,001; 11,002

2. Write the three whole numbers occurring just before 10001.

Sol: 9,998; 9,999; 10,000

3. Which is the smallest whole number?

Sol: 0(zero)

4. How many whole numbers are there between 32 and 53?

Sol: (53 − 32) − 1 = 21 − 1 = 20

5. Write the successor of

(a) 2440701 (b) 100199 (c) 1099999 (d) 2345670

Sol: (a) Successor of 2440701 is 2440701+1=2440702

(b) Successor of 100199 is 100199+1=100200

(c) Successor of 1099999 is 1099999+1=1100000

(d) Successor of 2345670 is 2345670+1=2345671

6. Write the predecessor of :

(a) 94 (b) 10000 (c) 208090 (d) 7654321

Sol: (a) predecessor of 94 is 94 − 1 = 93.

(b) Predecessor of 10000 is 10,000 − 1 = 9,999.

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 (c) Predecessor of 208090 is 2,08,090 − 1 = 2,08,089.

(d) Predecessor of 7654321 is 7654321 − 1 = 7654320.

7. In each of the following pairs of numbers, state which whole number is on the left of the other
number on the number line. Also write them with the appropriate sign (>, <) between them.
(a) 530, 503 (b) 370, 307 (c) 98765, 56789 (d) 9830415, 10023001
Sol: (a) 530 > 503 (b) 370 > 307 (c) 98765 > 56789 (d) 9830415<10023001
8. Which of the following statements are true (T) and which are false (F) ?
(a) Zero is the smallest natural number. (F)
(1 is the smallest natural number)
(b) 400 is the predecessor of 399. (F)
(400 is the successor of 399)
(c) Zero is the smallest whole number. (T)
(d) 600 is the successor of 599. (T)
(e) All natural numbers are whole numbers. (T)
(f ) All whole numbers are natural numbers.
(g) The predecessor of a two digit number is never a single digit number. (F)
(The predecessor of 10 is 9 a single digit number)
(h) 1 is the smallest whole number.(F)
(0 is the smallest whole number)
(i) The natural number 1 has no predecessor. (T)
(j) The whole number 1 has no predecessor. (F)
(0 is the predecessor of 1)
(k) The whole number 13 lies between 11 and 12. (F)
(No whole numbers between 11 and 12)
(l) The whole number 0 has no predecessor. (T)
(m) The successor of a two digit number is always a two digit number.(F)
( The successor of 99 is 100 a three digit number)

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