How many lakhs make a million?
Estimate the number of lakhs:
One lakh can be written as, 1,00,000.
One million can be written as 1,000,000.
∴The number of 1,00,000 that make 1,000,000 are
=1,000,0001,00,000
=10
Hence, ten lakhs make one million.
Question 175
How many lakhs make five billion?