Question

My aunt needs 2,00,459 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 lakh one thousand four hundred nine
• B. Two lakh five hundred forty-nine
• C. Two lakh four hundred fifty-nine
• D. Two lakh nine hundred forty-five

Answer 1

The correct option is C Two lakh four hundred fifty-nine

Number of wrapping papers required = 2,00,459

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


So, we can see that we have two lakhs along with no 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 as:



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