1. According to the 2011 Census, the population of the town of Chintamani was about 75,000. How much less than one lakh is 75,000?
2. The estimated population of Chintamani in the year 2024 is 1,06,000. How much more than one lakh is 1,06,000?
3. By how much did the population of Chintamani increase from 2011 (75,000) to 2024 (1,06,000)?
4. Look at the illustrated comparison: Somu is 1 metre tall; the Statue of Unity is about 180 metres; each floor of Somu’s building is about four times Somu’s height. Which is taller—the Statue of Unity or Somu’s building? About how many times taller is it?
5. How much taller is the Kunchikal waterfall (about 450 metres) than Somu’s building if the Statue of Unity (about 180 metres) is close to four times the height of Somu’s building?
6. Approximately how many floors would Somu’s building need to be as high as the 450 metre waterfall, if each floor is about 4 metres?
7. If living one lakh days would mean living for about 274 years (ignoring leap years), what does this suggest about the size of one lakh?
8. Write the number 3,00,600 in words in the Indian place value system.
9. Write the number 5,04,085 in words in the Indian place value system.
10. Write the number 27,30,000 in words in the Indian place value system.