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How do you read this decimal number in words? 3.4953

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Three and four thousand, nine hundred fifty-three ten-thousandths.

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Which is greater, 12.30 or 12.6?

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12.6. All you do is compare the first digit to the right of the decimal point. If those digits are the same, you'd compare the next digits to the right. For example, 12.75 is greater than 12.749. (You can think of 12.75 as 12.750.)

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how do you say 0.07?

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That is 7/100 or "seven hundredths". (Some people will say "seven one-hundredths".)

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How do you say $0.2525?

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That's "25-point-25 cents" or "25-and-a-quarter cents."

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How do you write the decimal .10001?

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Ten-thousand-one hundred-thousandths.

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How do I say .00000466?

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"Four hundred sixty-six hundred-millionths."

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How to read .00000054?

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Fifty-four hundred millionths.

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What is the value of 0.06?

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0.06 = Six hundredths = 6/100 = 3/50.

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