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.