myscreenname said..What is a number under 1000 that contains the letter 'a'
Let's list number names under 1000 and see if any contain the letter a.
Numbers like:
? 100 ? "one hundred" (no 'a')
? 101 ? "one hundred one" (no 'a')
? Generally, many numbers have no 'a' until you get to 1000 itself and some in the hundreds place if the tens/units include the word "and" with an 'a', but "and" is often spoken but not written in formal number names.
? However, the number eight ? has no 'a';
? nine ? has no 'a';
? ten ? no 'a';
? eleven, twelve - no 'a' inside (though 'eleven' has an 'e' and an 'v').
Actually, let's think:
Sometimes numbers contain letters when spelled as one, two, three, .
Check small numbers for 'a':
? zero (has 'o', 'e', 'r', 'o' - no 'a')
? one (has 'o', 'n', 'e' - no 'a')
? two (no 'a')
? three (no 'a')
? four (no 'a')
? five (no 'a')
? six (no 'a')
? seven (no 'a')
? eight (no 'a')
? nine (no 'a')
? ten (no 'a')
? eleven (has 'e','l','v','n' - no 'a')
? twelve (no 'a')
?
thirteen (contains 'a') - yes! thirteen has an 'a' (thirteen: third letter from start: i, r, a - an 'a').Thirteen is 13, which is under 1000.So thirteen is an example.Thus, the simplest answer is 13 (since the question says "a number", not "the smallest"). No number “contains” the letter a if you’re talking about the numeric form (e.g., 1, 42, 999).
But if you mean the word form, then plenty do. For example:
One thousand → contains “a” (but that’s not under 1000)
A more relevant example under 1000: “
A hundred” → contains “a”
Or more cleanly:
“A” is literally part of how you might say numbers, e.g. “a hundred and five”
So the trick is:
Digits: none qualify
Spelled-out words: many qualify, depending on phrasing
If you want a stricter version (no added words like “a” or “and”), then
no number under 1000 contains the letter “a” when spelled out (e.g., one, two, three… nine hundred ninety-nine — none include “a”).
