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title: Question Type - Numerical
description: Numerical questions allow you to set questions where only specific numbers or a range of numbers are accepted as answers. These questions are automatically graded based on the correct numerical values
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# Question Type - Numerical
Numerical questions allow you to set questions where only specific numbers or a range of numbers are accepted as answers. These questions are automatically graded based on the correct numerical values added as accepted answers.
### **Creating a Numerical question**
There are two ways to add a numerical question.
In a blank assessment:
1. Click **Select question type**.
2. Select **Numerical** from the list.
Adding a new numerical question:
1. On the *Action bar,* click on **Add Question**.
2. Select **Numerical** from the list.
Once completed, an empty numerical question block will appear, allowing you to begin constructing your question.
### **Required fields**
To set up your numerical question, simply complete the required fields as outlined below:
1. Click on **Write your question here** and enter your question. Note that the question must be at least 20 characters in length.
2. Click on **Points** to set the number of points allocated to the question. Note that this cannot be zero and should be a whole number.
### **Setting the accepted answer**
After setting the question, accepted answers can be set by typing an accepted answer and clicking the **+ button**. These accepted answers will be used for auto-marking.
To set the correct answers:
1. Click the **Accepted answers input**, and type a numerical answer.
2. Once an answer has been typed, add it by clicking the **+ button**. You will see this option highlighted in green, indicated as a correct answer.
NOTE: If a correct answer is not set, you will see an error ‘Please provide at least one accepted answer for the numerical question’.
For an **Exact Number** accepted answer, you will find **a number increment or decrement button**, which can be used to add an answer without typing it.
#### **Margin of Error**
Margin of Error allows you to specify a range within which student answers will be accepted as correct. Answers outside this margin will be marked as incorrect.
To set up *Margin of Error*, please select **Enable** then add the percentage.
NOTE: For a numerical question, you can either set an exact number or a range of numbers as the correct answer, but not both.
### Removing accepted answers
After creating your question and answer options, you may want to remove an accepted answer from the options provided.
To remove an accepted answer:
1. Hover over the ╳ next to the option, which will turn red.
2. Click on the ╳ next to the option.
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