My trial lesson

• Engels
• MBO
• Studiejaar 1

Dealing with figures

5 forms of it

1. Years
2. Decimals
3. Currency
4. Fractions
5. Bigger numbers

Years

1984 = nineteen eighty-four

2012 = two thousand and twelve / twenty twelve

You probably noticed theres a - in between eighty and four, we add one of those when we're talking about a number between 21 and 99

Decimals

16.5 = sixteen point five

17.38% = seventeen point three eight percent

Note that they explain decimals using point, not using comma as we do in the Netherlands. Every number gets mentioned seperately.

Currencies.

£3.15 = 3 pounds fifteen

$582.12 = five hundred and eighty-two dollars and twelve cents

Note that when talking about currency first everything before the . gets pronounced, followed by the name of the currency and only after that do you move on to decimals.

Fractions

1/4 = a quarter / one fourth

2/3 = two thirds

You always pronounce the part before the / first, before moving on the latter part.

Bigger numbers

1,300,402 = one million three hundred thousand four hundred and 2

$192,256.12 = one hundred ninety-two thousand two hundred fifty-six dollars and twelve cents

Write out the following number in words: $492.77

Write out the following fraction in words: 1/5

Write out the following number in words: 3,488,640

Please write the following in numbers:
one hundred eighty-two thousand six hundred and fifty two dollars

Please write the following in numbers:
eighty-six point nine eight seven per cent

Please write the following in words:
67.59%