Question

Write the standard form of the following decimal: twenty-two and eight hundred forty-six thousandths. a) 22.846 b) 22.0846 c) 22.08460 d) 22.8460

Answer 1

The question is asking us to convert the word form of a decimal into standard numeric form.

The given number in word form is "twenty-two and eight hundred forty-six thousandths". Let's break it down:

The "twenty-two" represents the whole number part, which is 22.

The "eight hundred forty-six thousandths" represents the fractional part of the decimal. To understand this, we know that "thousandths" means we consider places up till thousandths after the decimal point. Since we have "eight hundred forty-six" in this place, we write it into the thousandth place like this: .846.

The word "and" in the numerical phrasing commonly represents the decimal point.

So, combining the whole number "22" and the fraction ".846", we get the standard form: 22.846.

So, our answer will be option a) 22.846.