Sage-Tips

Do you say and when reading numbers?

While it’s common [at least for math teachers] to say that “and” must not be used except to separate the integer part from the fraction/decimal part, the usage is “One hundred and thirty-five hundredths” for 100.35, and the “hundredths” is not optional.

Why do Americans not say and with numbers?

Because they are taught in school not to say ‘and’, which is reserved for the decimal point. So ‘one hundred and two tenths’=’100.2′. Actually, Americans in practice say ‘point’ and ‘100.2’ is read ‘one hundred point two’ but that is not what is taught in elementary school.

Do Americans say and in numbers?

I’ve noticed that Americans do not say “and” when speaking numbers: for example, 150 would be pronounced “one hundred fifty”. I and most other British-English speakers would pronounce it “one hundred and fifty”.

Do you say decimal or point?

Decimals

1. Say the complete number before the decimal point	twelve
2. For the decimal, say ‘point’ (not ‘dot’)	point
3. Read the number on the right after the decimal point as single digits (not six hundred and seventy-three)	six seven three

Is it wrong to say and in numbers?

Sorry, but using ‘and’ in numbers is not wrong at all– it is used extensively in spoken English and when writing bank cheques. You are both correct. Using and saying (110) ‘one hundred ten’ is grammatically correct, and is the way the English language should read numbers.

Why do Americans say thousands as hundreds?

It states that the word derives from the Old Norse, where there were two variants, one indicating 100 and the other 120. Although this latter seems to have been employed relatively rarely in English, it illustrates that ‘a hundred’ was seen as an entity in itself rather than a subdivision of ‘a thousand’.

Why do Americans say hundreds?

So, to rephrase the question slightly, “Why do some English speakers say ‘eleven hundred’ instead of ‘one-thousand-one hundred? ‘” Answer: Because English is large and it contains multitudes. Different dialect variations may phrase things differently from other dialect variations.

Why do Americans not use thousands?

There are two reasons. First, it is customary to name the leftmost digits as grouped units of a power of ten, especially when the number has zeroes to the right. The customary division of higher order numbers is groups of three digits: thousands (,000), millions (,000,000), billions (,000,000,000), etc.

How do you write ones as a decimal?

The second digit to the right of the decimal point indicates the number of hundredths. For example, the decimal 3.26 is the same as the mixed number 326100 . (Note that the first digit to the left of the decimal point is the ones digit.)

How to read decimals correctly?

Say the number before the decimal point first. Decimal numbers are read left to right, just like normal numbers. Always start with the number that is to the left of the decimal place. This is the “whole” number.

Why is point 12 not acceptable for a decimal?

” point twelve ” is not acceptable for a decimal, as it leads to confusion as to whether ” point one ” means .1 or .01. After the decimal point you read each digit individually, though with times you can adjust as there may be an implicit minutes for the later digits.

When writing out a number 3 or more digits is not necessary?

When writing out a number of three or more digits, the word and is not necessary. However, use the word and to express any decimal points that may accompany these numbers. Rule 8b.

What does the decimal point determine?

The decimal point determines which numbers are whole numbers and which numbers are not. Some people may say “point” for the decimal point instead of “and,” especially outside of a math class.