Question

My aunt needs 200,459 wrapping papers to pack some gifts for distributing to the garbage workers on Earth Day.


What is the correct word form for the number of wrapping papers?

• A. Two hundred one thousand four hundred and nine
• B. Two hundred five thousand five hundred and forty-nine
• C. Two hundred thousand four hundred and fifty-nine
• D. Two hundred thousand nine hundred and forty-five

Answer 1

The correct option is C Two hundred thousand four hundred and fifty-nine

Number of wrapping papers required = 200,459

To express the number in words, let us fill the values in the place value chart.

So, we can see that we have two hundred thousands.
We also have four hundreds, five tens and nine ones in the ones period.

After getting the place values, we can write it in the word form.


Hence, the correct number name for the wrapping paper is
two hundred thousand four hundred and fifty-nine.