Writing Numbers in Words
Whole Numbers and Decimals
When we read or write numbers in word form, we always start from the left side of the #.
2 4 6 8 0 1 3 5 7 9 3 6 9 1 4
***We work on one grouping of
numbers at a time.
246: two hundred forty-six BILLION
The place value group word is said
before moving to the next group.
801: eight hundred one
MILLION
2 4 6 8 0 1 3 5 7 9 3 6 9 1 4
Two hundred
forty-six
357: three hundred
fifty-seven
THOUSAND
2 4 6 8 0 1 3 5 7 9 3 6 9 1 4
Two hundred
forty-six
Eight hundred
one
936:
nine
hundred
thirty-six
2 4 6 8 0 1 3 5 7 9 3 6 9 1 4
Two hundred
forty-six
Eight hundred
one
three hundred
fifty-seven
2 4 6 8 0 1 3 5 7 9 3 6 9 1 4
Two hundred
forty-six
Eight hundred
one
three hundred
fifty-seven
nine hundred
thirty-six
Decimals are a bit more difficult. Again, you read the
digits after the decimal as one unit. However, the last
word to be said depends on what place value has the
final digit.
0.1 = one tenth
0.01 = one hundredth
0.10 = ten hundredths
0.651 = six hundred fifty-one thousandths
2 4 6 8 0 1 3 5 7 9 3 6 9 1 4
Two hundred
forty-six
Eight hundred
one
three hundred
fifty-seven
nine hundred
thirty-six
nine hundred
fourteen
thousandths
246, 801, 357, 936.914
Two hundred forty-six billion, eight hundred one million, three hundred
fifty-five thousand, nine hundred thirty-six AND nine hundred fourteen
thousandths
The decimal point represents the word “AND”.