Writing Numbers as Words & Figures
This maths skill is commonly tested in 11+ exams and Selective School exams in the UK.
Examples
Example Question 1:
Write the following numbers as figures:
1) number six million, two hundred and three thousand and twenty-eight
2) ninety thousand, six hundred and twenty-two
3) two hundred and thirteen million, four hundred and five thousand and seven
Answers:
1) 6, 203, 028
2) 90,622
3) 213, 405, 007
Explanations:
1) units of millions = 6/hundred of thousands = 2/tens of thousands = 0/units of thousands = 3/hundreds = 0/tens = 2/units = 8
2) units of millions = 0/hundred of thousands = 0/tens of thousands = 9/units of thousands = 0/hundreds = 6/tens = 2/units = 2
3) hundreds of millions = 2/tens of millions = 1/units of millions = 3/hundred of thousands = 4/tens of thousands = 0/units of thousands = 5/hundreds = 0/tens = 0/units = 7
Example Question 2:
Write the following numbers as words:
1) 7, 456, 034
2) 50, 090
3) 250, 802
Answers:
1) seven million, four hundred and fifty-six thousand and thirty-four
2) fifty thousand and ninety
3) two hundred and fifty thousand, eight hundred and two
Explanations:
1) seven million = 7 + four hundred and fifty-six thousand = 456 + thirty-four = 34 → 7, 456, 034
2) fifty thousand = 50 + 0 hundreds + ninety = 90 → 50, 090
3) two hundred and fifty thousand = 250 + eight hundred and two = 802 → 250, 802
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