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Monday, June 8, 2020

Decimal Place- Number Name


DECIMAL PLACE  NUMBER NAME (OR) WORD FORM:

In writing the number name for decimal number,the decimal point can be written in two ways.

In the number name the decimal point is replaced by “ POINT “ or  “ AND” .

Case(i)  POINT :

If the decimal point is replaced by “POINT”,in writing the numbers names.

We have to write number names of a particular decimal digit.

We should not write place value number names for the decimal digits.

Example:

Let the number be :231.946

Answer:

The number of digits in the number 231.946 after decimal point (decimal places) are : 3

The number of digits in Whole part of the number 231.946 are 3.

The digits in the whole part of the number 231.946  number names are written as

231= Two Hundred and thirty-one.

The digits in the decimal part of the number 231.946 are 9 ,4 , 6

Therfore, the number names are written as:

9 = nine

4 = four

6 = six.

So,the number name for the number 231.946 is written as:

231.946 = Two Hundred and thirty-one point nine four six.

 

Case(ii): “ AND “

If the decimal point is replaced by “AND” in writing the number name.We should write Place Value number names for the decimal digits.

Example:

Let the number be : 231.946.

In the number 231.946, the whole part is 231.

The decimal part is 946,after the decimal point there are 3 digits.Therfore, the decimal part comes under THOUSANDTHS(th) period.

The number name for the whole part in the number 231.946 is:

231 = Two Hundred and thirty-one.

The number name for the decimal part in the number231.946 is :

946 = Nine Hundred forty-six Thousandths

We have to write the number name for the decimal digits as in whole part and atlast have to write the corresponding PlaceValue of the decimal part.

The number name for the digit 231.946 is : “ Two Hundred thirty-one and nine hundred forty-six Thousandths”.

 

1. 103.4:

Answer:

 One Hundred and three Point four.

         (or)

One Hundred and three and four Tenth.

 

 

2.  47.095

Answer:

            Forty-seven Point zero nine five.

                       (or )

            Forty-seven And Ninety-five Thousandths.

 

3. 171.62

Answer:

             One Hundred and seventy-one Point six two.

                        (or)

            One Hundred and seventy-one And sixty-two Hundredths.

 

4. 300.8241

Answer:

             Three Hundred Point eight two four one.

                        (or)

             Three Hundred And Eight Thousand two hundred forty-one TenThousandths.

 

 Number Name - Number:

 1.  Four thousand three hundred twenty And seven hundred two Thousandths =                      4,320.702

                        (or)

     Four thousand three hundred twenty Point seven zero two = 4,320.702

2.   Eight And sixty-two Hundredth = 8.62

                        (or)

      Eight Point six two = 8.62

 3.   Nine Thousand four hundred twelve TenThousandths = 0.9412

                        (or)

      Point nine four one two =0.9412

4.   Sixty Point one three = 60.13

         (or)

    Sixty And thirteen Hundredth = 60.13

5.   One Tenth = 0.1

             

6.   Seventy-two And five Hundredths = 72.05

                 (or)
       Seventy-two Point zero five = 72.05   



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