Expressing Numbers in Words
(1) Numbers can be expressed in words using hundreds, thousands and millions.
(2) The last number to be written must be preceded by an ‘and’.
Example
2 7 8 is two hundred and seventy-eight
5 6 0 8 is five thousand six hundred and eight
4 5 6 70 is forty-five thousand six hundred and seventy
Method 1 – Grouping
Example: Write 8765432 in words
Step 1: Separate numbers from right to left, 3 numbers in one group
Step2: Fill From left to right:
- first underline is for hundred,
- second underline is for thousand
- third underline is for million
Method 2: Place-Value-Table
A place-value table can be drawn to teach placement of values and word notations.
There are 4 main blocks to the place-value table:
(1) millions,
(2) thousands
(3) hundreds and
(4) decimals.
Within each block, it is further divided into hundreds, tens and ones.
A given number is to be written onto the place value table from the right to left.
Example:
Write 930527 in words
Step1: Draw/Fill ‘9’,’3’,’0’,’5’,’3’,’7’ from the right to the left.
Step2: READ the number from left to right, and including the word at every end of
Method 3 : Writing 'Place Value Table' Title
Method 3 : Writing 'Place Value Table - PVT' Title
h t o (M) h t o (T) h t o
^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(millions thousands hundreds tens ones)
Example
Write 1459 in words
h t o (M) h t o (T) h t o
1 4 5 9 Step 1: Write and fill in number
One thousand four hundred and fifty-nine Step 2 : Write from left to right
Example: Write 1498012 in words
h t o (M) h t o (T) h t o
1 4 9 8 0 1 2 Step 1: Write and fill in number
Step 2: Write from left to right
One million four hundred nine eight thousand and twelve
Practice:
Write the following in words : (a) 2930 (b) 47084 (c) 106507
{Ensure that the spellings are correct}
FROM WORDS TO NUMBER
METHOD1 (PVT)
Convert eight million seven hundred and sixty-five thousand four hundred and thirty-two to numbers
Step1: Underline hundred, thousand and million and write PVT in line with words
h t o (M) h t o (T) h t o
eight million seven hundred and sixty-five thousand four hundred and thirty-two
Step 2: Convert words to number Fill in numbers from right to left
h t o (M) h t o (T) h t o
eight million seven hundred and sixty-five thousand four hundred and thirty-two
8 (3rd) 765 (2nd ) 432 (1st to convert)
Step 3: Answer : 8,765,432
METHOD2
Example
Write Eight million, seven hundred and sixty-five thousand, four hundred and thirty-two in number form.
Step 1: Underline keywords – “Million’ (if any), ‘thousand’
Step 2: Circle words before keywords ‘Million’, ‘thousand’ and the last group.
8 , 765 , 432
Step 3: Write numbers below the circle, and put a comma for the underline words.
Answer: 8,765,432
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