Indian and international place value: Class 6 practice
The Indian system groups digits as 3, then 2, 2 (thousand, lakh, crore); the international system groups in threes (thousand, million, billion). Read the method, follow the three worked examples, then try the six questions.
What you should know first
- Place value of digits up to crores
The idea behind indian and international place value
The Indian system groups digits as 3, then 2, 2 (thousand, lakh, crore); the international system groups in threes (thousand, million, billion). The digits are the same — only the commas and names change.
Step-by-step method
- Start from the right and mark the ones period (3 digits).
- Indian: then mark every 2 digits; international: every 3.
- Read each period with its name.
Worked example 1 (Basic)
Write 493205 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 4,93,205
- International grouping (3s): 493,205
- Answer: 4,93,205 (Indian); 493,205 (international)
Worked example 2 (Standard)
Write 7915963 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 79,15,963
- International grouping (3s): 7,915,963
- Answer: 79,15,963 (Indian); 7,915,963 (international)
Worked example 3 (Challenge)
Write 36588110 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 3,65,88,110
- International grouping (3s): 36,588,110
- Answer: 3,65,88,110 (Indian); 36,588,110 (international)
Common mistakes and misconceptions
- Using international commas for Indian names
- Dropping zero place-holders
Practice questions
- (Basic) Write 405828 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- (Basic) Write 605486 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- (Standard) Write 8349971 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- (Standard) Write 3863482 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- (Challenge) Write 40958971 with Indian commas and with international commas.
- (Challenge) Write 79547274 with Indian commas and with international commas.
Answer key with full working
- Q1: Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 4,05,828 → International grouping (3s): 405,828 → Answer: 4,05,828 (Indian); 405,828 (international)
- Q2: Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 6,05,486 → International grouping (3s): 605,486 → Answer: 6,05,486 (Indian); 605,486 (international)
- Q3: Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 83,49,971 → International grouping (3s): 8,349,971 → Answer: 83,49,971 (Indian); 8,349,971 (international)
- Q4: Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 38,63,482 → International grouping (3s): 3,863,482 → Answer: 38,63,482 (Indian); 3,863,482 (international)
- Q5: Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 4,09,58,971 → International grouping (3s): 40,958,971 → Answer: 4,09,58,971 (Indian); 40,958,971 (international)
- Q6: Indian grouping (3, then 2s): 7,95,47,274 → International grouping (3s): 79,547,274 → Answer: 7,95,47,274 (Indian); 79,547,274 (international)
Syllabus note
This skill is listed under "Knowing Our Numbers" for Class 6 in the NCERT/CBSE books. ICSE, IGCSE, IB and state boards may teach it in a different chapter or year.
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Which chapter is indian and international place value in?
"Knowing Our Numbers", Class 6 Maths (NCERT/CBSE). Other boards may place it differently.
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