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Writing and Saying

Large Numbers
We don't normally write numbers with words, but it's possible
to do this--and of course this will show how we say the numbers.

In writing large numbers, American English uses a comma ( , )


to separate thousands, millions, etc. American English also uses
a hyphen ( - ) to separate "tens" words (twenty, fifty, etc.) and
"ones" words (one, three, six, etc.)

Examples:

Group 1
written said
1,011 one thousand eleven

21,011 twenty-one thousand eleven

721,011 seven hundred twenty-one


thousand eleven

Group 2
written said
1,256,721 one million two hundred fifty-six
thousand seven hundred twenty-one

31,256,721 thirty-one million two hundred


fifty-six thousand seven hundred
twenty-one

631,256,721 six hundred thirty-one million


two hundred fifty-six thousand
seven hundred twenty-one
Group 3
written said
1,492,638,526 one billion four hundred ninety-two
million six hundred thirty-eight
thousand five hundred twenty-six

41,492,638,526 forty-one billion four hundred


ninety-two million six hundred
thirty-eight thousand five hundred
twenty-six

941,492,638,526 nine hundred forty-one billion


four hundred ninety-two million
six hundred thirty-eight thousand
five hundred twenty-six

Write the correct way to say the number.

2 450 009 _______________________________________________________

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341 023 _______________________________________________________


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89 222 _______________________________________________________
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76 300 100 _______________________________________________________


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3 981 500 _______________________________________________________


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703 432 _______________________________________________________


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62 390 000 _______________________________________________________


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