Reading Numbers in Words up to 100,000

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1. 1. A county report says 58,042 saplings were planted in Machakos. Which is the correct way to write 58,042 in words in British English?

   • A. Fifty-eight thousand and forty-two
   • B. Fifty eight thousand, forty-two
   • C. Fifty-eight thousand, hundred and forty-two
   • D. Five thousand, eight hundred and forty-two

2. 2. Which written expression correctly represents the numeral 71,506?

   • A. Seventy-one thousand, five hundred six
   • B. Seventy-one thousand, five hundred and six
   • C. Seventy one thousand, five hundred and sixty
   • D. Seventeen thousand, five hundred and six

3. 3. Write in numerals: ninety thousand and fourteen.

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4. 4. What do we call the short dash used to join compound number words such as sixty-four?

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5. 5. A radio reporter says that a depot recorded 'forty-six thousand and ninety' bags of seed potatoes. Which numeral shows this number?

   • A. 46,900
   • B. 46,090
   • C. 46,009
   • D. 4,690

More in Whole Numbers

• ▸Place and Total Value
• ▸Place Value and Total Value up to Millions
• ▸Reading and Writing Numbers in Symbols up to Millions
• ▸Writing Numbers in Words up to 100,000
• ▸Rearranging Digits up to 100,000
• ▸Comparing and Ordering Numbers up to 100,000
• ▸Rounding Off Numbers to the Nearest Ten and Hundred

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