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- (a) Write or pronounce a decimal number in words. (a) Write in words 26.035 ____________________ 130
- (b) Write a decimal in numerical form if it is given in words. (b) Write as a decimal number: One hundred six and twenty-seven ten-thousandths ____________________ 131
(a)
To write: The decimal number 26.035 in words.
Answer to Problem 1P
The decimal number 26.035 in words is Twenty-six and thirty-five thousandths.
Explanation of Solution
The whole number of 26.035 is 26 and the number to the right of the decimal point is 035.
In order to find the word name for the number 26.035, draw a place-value chart as shown in below.
PLACE-VALUE CHART | |||||
2 | 6 |
Decimal point | 0 | 3 | 5 |
Tens (10) |
Ones (1) | . |
Tenths |
Hundredths |
Thousandths |
According to the above table of place-value chart, it is observed that the word name for the whole number 26 is twenty-six and the word name for the digit to the right of the decimal point 035 is thirty-five thousandths.
Therefore, the decimal number 26.035 in words is Twenty-six and thirty-five thousandths.
(b)
To write: The decimal number for one hundred six and twenty-seven ten-thousandths.
Answer to Problem 1P
The decimal number for one hundred ten and twenty-one thousandths is 106.0027.
Explanation of Solution
Obtain the decimal number for one hundred six and twenty-seven ten-thousandths as follows.
Write the whole number part which is before the “and” part.
As there is “and” part in one hundred six and twenty-seven ten-thousandths, the whole part will be 106.
So, the whole part is followed by the decimal point.
As the decimal part is ten-thousandths, draw four blanks such as
Write the number twenty-seven on the far right blank such as,
Therefore, the decimal number for one hundred ten and twenty-one thousandths is 106.0027.
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