Whole numbers - EduqasWhole numbers

Numbers can be written in words. Both positive and negative numbers can be added, subtracted, multiplied and divided using rules. These rules must be applied in a specific order.

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Writing whole numbers as words

This section can help answer questions where numbers are written using words as well as digits.

Each digit in a number has a place value. It shows the position of a digit in a number. The first few place values are shown in the table.

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Millions
Hundred thousands
Ten thousands
Thousands
Hundreds
Tens
Units

Numbers can be written as words using a place value table.

Example

In the number 52,604, the digit 5 has a value of 50,000 (fifty thousand) and the digit 4 has the value of 4 units (four).

MillionsHundred thousandsTen thousandsThousandsHundredsTensUnits
52604
Millions
Hundred thousands
Ten thousands 5
Thousands2
Hundreds6
Tens0
Units4

Question

How do you write 68,542 in words?

MillionsHundred thousandsTen thousandsThousandsHundredsTensUnits
68542
Millions
Hundred thousands
Ten thousands6
Thousands8
Hundreds5
Tens4
Units2

Question

How do you write the number five million, seven hundred and twenty two thousand, six hundred and eight in figures?