Texas Math Models

Word form

how you say it

34,502 G3–4

the commas tell you where to stop and name the group34,502thousandsonesthirty-four thousand,five hundred twono “and” anywhere in a whole number34,502.76thirty-four thousand, five hundred twoand seventy-six hundredthsthe one “and” in a number name is the decimal pointsay the digits, then the name of the group the comma closed

How this one works

How

read up to the comma, say “thousand,” then read the rest.

Best when

you have to write a number out in words.

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