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Ignore the decimal point and read 038 as the whole number "Thirty-eight." The last digit, 8, falls in the thousandths place.
Ignore the decimal point, and read 002135 as the whole number 2,135 ("Two thousand one hundred thirty-five" Lesson 1, Question 4). The last digit 5 is in the millionths place.
This is called a mixed number. The decimal point separates the whole number 14 on the left, from the decimal fraction on the right. In a mixed number, we read the decimal point as "and." Example 4. Write these in numerals: a) Two hundred four thousand b) Two hundred four thousandths c) Two hundred and four thousandths Answers.
Example 5. Write in words: $607.08 Answer. Six hundred seven dollars and eight cents. Save "and" for the decimal point. Note that cents means hundredths. (Centum in Latin means 100.) 1 cent is the hundredth part of one dollar. We write 1 cent either as $.01 or 1¢. When we write the cent sign ¢, we do not write a decimal point. Example 6. Write "eighty cents" using the dollar sign $ and using the cent sign ¢. Answer. $.80 80¢ At this point, please "turn" the page and do some Problems. or Continue on to the next Section. Introduction | Home | Table of Contents Please make a donation to keep TheMathPage online. Copyright © 2001-2007 Lawrence Spector Questions or comments? E-mail: themathpage@nyc.rr.com |