1️⃣ What are Numbers?
- Numbers are used to count, measure, and compare things. ✅
- We can write numbers in two ways:
🏷 Figures (Numerals) – Example: 4,527
🏷 Words – Example: Four thousand five hundred twenty-seven
2️⃣ Place Value Chart 🏆
To write numbers correctly, we use the Place Value Chart. 🏅
| Place | Ten Lakh | Lakh | Ten Thousand | Thousand | Hundred | Tens | Ones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Example | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Number | 50,00,000 | 4,00,000 | 30,000 | 2,000 | 100 | 80 | 6 |
| Word Form | Fifty lakh | Four lakh | Thirty thousand | Two thousand | One hundred | Eighty | Six |
So, 5,43,286 is written as:
✍ “Five lakh forty-three thousand two hundred eighty-six” 🎯
3️⃣ Writing Numbers in Words 📝
- Rule 1: Start from the leftmost place. 👈
- Rule 2: Read the number group by group. 🔢
- Rule 3: Use words like thousand, lakh, crore in large numbers. 🏆
Examples:
1️⃣ 2,375 → Two thousand three hundred seventy-five 🎈
2️⃣ 56,981 → Fifty-six thousand nine hundred eighty 🏅
3️⃣ 7,40,256 → Seven lakh forty thousand two hundred fifty-six 🎉
4️⃣ Writing Numbers in Figures 🔢
- Listen or read the number carefully. 👂📖
- Break it into place values. ✂️
- Write the number with commas in the correct places. ✅
Examples:
1️⃣ Eighty-nine thousand seven hundred twenty → 89,720 🏆
2️⃣ Three lakh fifteen thousand forty-two → 3,15,042 🎯
3️⃣ Twenty-five lakh sixty-eight thousand three hundred → 25,68,300 ✨
5️⃣ Using Commas Correctly 🏁
- In Indian System: Commas are used like 1,00,00,000 (Ten Million = 1 Crore)
- Example: 23,45,678 (Twenty-three lakh forty-five thousand six hundred seventy-eight)
- In International System: Commas are used like 10,000,000 (1 Crore = 10 Million)
6️⃣ Common Mistakes to Avoid ❌
⚠ Wrong: 234500 → Two lakh three thousand four hundred fifty
✅ Right: 2,34,500 → Two lakh thirty-four thousand five hundred
⚠ Wrong: 679010 → Sixty-seven thousand nine hundred ten
✅ Right: 6,79,010 → Six lakh seventy-nine thousand ten
7️⃣ Practice Time! 🎯
👉 Write these numbers in words:
1️⃣ 1,47,520 → ❓
2️⃣ 5,20,614 → ❓
3️⃣ 9,09,999 → ❓
👉 Write these numbers in figures:
1️⃣ Fifty-one thousand two hundred nine → ❓
2️⃣ Seven lakh six thousand eighty-four → ❓
3️⃣ Ninety-nine lakh ninety-nine thousand nine hundred ninety-nine → ❓