Question

According to the Indian numeric system, what will be the place value of 5 in the number 75,93,162?

• A. Five Hundred thousands
• B. Five Lakhs
• C. Five Crores
• D. Five Hundreds

Answer 1

The correct option is B Five Lakhs

According to the Indian numeric system, the digit which is at the 6th place from the right, represents a place value of lakh.

$\text{Accrding to Indian place-value sysytem}\text{number is:}$
$$\begin{array}{ccccccc}\text{Ten lakhs}& \text{Lakh}& \text{Ten Thousands}& \text{Thousands}& \text{Hundreds}& \text{Tens}& \text{Ones}\\ 7& 5& 9& 3& 1& 6& 2\end{array}$$
Hence, the place value of 5 in 75,93,162 is Five lakh.