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How to Write Words as Decimal Numbers

Decimals are easy to write when you use numerical values and symbols, but sometimes you need to write the numbers out with words. Using words is a little more complicated than simply writing the numbers, but words may be required in certain circumstances. The process may seem confusing at first, but it is quite simple when you understand the proper way to phrase the decimal with words.

Instructions

- 1
  Spell out the full number before the decimal point. For example, if the number is 267 before you reach the decimal, write it as "two-hundred sixty-seven." Do not write anything if the number is a zero.
- 2
  Write "and" behind the first set of numbers. The "and" in the sentence indicates the decimal point.
- 3
  Spell out the second set of numbers with their place value at the end. The place value is the number's placement on the number scale (such as hundredths, thousandths and ten-thousandths). For example, if your last number set is 123, you would write the number out as "one-hundred twenty three thousandths."

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