5th Grade · Number & Operations in Base Ten

Word Form

5.NBT.A.3a

Definition

A number written out using words instead of digits.

Examples

  • 4,302.5 in word form is 'four thousand, three hundred two and five tenths.'
  • 18.6 in word form is 'eighteen and six tenths.'

Key rule

The decimal point is read as 'and.'

Memory hook

Say it, don't write the digits.