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Large Numbers: Tens and Units Are Always Separated by A Hyphen

The document provides rules for writing out large numbers in words in English. It states that tens and units are separated by a hyphen, hundreds are written with "and", thousands use a comma, and if there are no hundreds after thousands then "and" is used. Examples are given such as one hundred and fifty-six for 156 and nine thousand and seventy-one for 9,071. The document then provides examples of numbers written out in words.

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Large Numbers: Tens and Units Are Always Separated by A Hyphen

The document provides rules for writing out large numbers in words in English. It states that tens and units are separated by a hyphen, hundreds are written with "and", thousands use a comma, and if there are no hundreds after thousands then "and" is used. Examples are given such as one hundred and fifty-six for 156 and nine thousand and seventy-one for 9,071. The document then provides examples of numbers written out in words.

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LARGE NUMBERS

Tens and units are always separated by a hyphen.

Eg. 32: thirty-two

You must write “and” after hundreds

Eg. 156: one hundred and fifty-six

Use a comma after thousands

Eg. 3,879: three thousand, eight hundred and seventy-nine

When there are no hundreds after thousands use “and”

Eg. 9,071: nine thousand and seventy-one

Now it’s your turn. Write the following figures in words.

4.568------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

8.065------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1,000------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2,564------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1,111------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

3,747------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

5902------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

6,690------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

2,003------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

7,501------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

9,837------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

4,464------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1,289------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KEY

4,568 four thousand, five hundred and sixty-eight

8,065 eight thousand and sixty-five

1,000 one thousand or a thousand

2,564 two thousand, five hundred and sixty-four

1,111 one thousand, one hundred and eleven

3,747 three thousand, seven hundred and forty-seven

5,902 five thousand, nine hundred and two

6,690 six thousand, six hundred and ninety

2,003 two thousand and three

7,501 seven thousand, five hundred and one

9,837 nine thousand, eight hundred and thirty-seven

4,464 four thousand, four hundred and sixty-four

1,289 one thousand, two hundred and eighty-nine

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