Source: Extra Practice
The population of four cities are given below. Which city has the largest population? City A: 32,54,890; City B: 32,45,980; City C: 32,54,980; City D: 32,45,890
Options
Option A
City A
Option B
City B
Option C is correct
City C
Option D
City D
Explanation
To compare large numbers, we first compare the number of digits. All cities have 7-digit populations. Next, we compare the digits from the leftmost place value. All start with '32 lakh'. Moving to the thousands place, City A and City C have '54 thousand', while City B and City D have '45 thousand'. Thus, City A and C are larger than B and D. Now compare City A (32,54,890) and City C (32,54,980). The lakh and thousand places are the same. In the hundreds place, City A has 8 and City C has 9. Since 9 is greater than 8, City C has the largest population.