Money, decimals, percentages and fractions

Here are some examples of how to read symbols:

Money: thousands are separated by commas, cents by points

€2.40....................
€0.50.....................
€100,000...............
$6.86.....................
$0.20.....................
$165.10.................
£10.30……………
£0.80……………..
£1,005.45………..
two euros forty
fifty cents
one hundred thousand euros
six dollars eighty-six
twenty cents
one hundred and sixty-five euros ten
ten pounds thirty
eighty pence
one thousand and five pounds forty-five

Decimals: before the point the number is read as usual, after the
point each digit is read by separate

0.5........................ nought point five

0.03...................... nought point nought three
5.7........................ five point seven
10.98.................... ten point nine eight

Percentages:
2%........................ two per cent
40%...................... forty per cent
1.5%..................... one point five per cent

Fractions:

½........................... a half
1/3......................... a third
¼........................... a quarter
1/5......................... a fifth
2/3......................... two thirds
5¾........................... five and three quarters
Now it’s your turn!

Exercise 1)

Write the following numbers and symbols in words:

€1,250---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2/3--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.6--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
0.24------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
5 ½-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$450,000-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
£130.05-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
€5.60----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-
0.3%-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
£159,000.50-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
32.8%---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
$2.90----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exercise 2)

Turn the following words into numbers and symbols:

Forty-five per cent------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Three thirds-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
One million, four hundred and sixty thousand pounds twenty----------------------------------------
Nought point nought nought nought five-------------------------------------------------------------------
Four tenths---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Thirty-six point six per cent------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Twelve dollars sixty----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Eighty-one pence-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fourteen cents----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
two million and a half euros------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Nought point seventy per cent--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Six and a third-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
KEY

Exercise 1)

Write the following numbers and symbols in words:

€1,250 one thousand, two hundred and fifty euros

2/3 two thirds
0.6 nought point six
0.24 nought point two four
5 ½ five and a half
$450,000 four hundred and fifty thousand dollars
£130.05 one hundred and thirty pounds five
€5.60 five euros sixty
0.3%nought point three per cent
£159,000.50 one hundred and fifty-nine thousand pounds fifty
32.8% thirty-two point eight per cent
$2.90 two dollars ninety

Exercise 2)

Turn the following words into numbers and symbols:

Forty-five per cent--------- 45%

Three thirds-------3/3
One million, four hundred and sixty thousand pounds twenty-----£1,460,000.20
Nought point nought nought nought five---------0.000 five
Four tenths--------- 4/10
Thirty-six point six per cent--------36.6%
Twelve dollars sixty-------$12.60
Eighty-one pence-------£0.81
Fourteen cents---------€0.14 or $0.14
Two million and a half euros-------€2,500,000
Nought point seventy per cent--------0.70%
Six and a third ----------- 6 1/3