2018-06-12

English numbers


ABOUT THE NUMBERS 1 TO 10 AND 0
WHOLE NUMBERS ALSO KNOWN AS CARDINAL NUMBERS - USED FOR COUNTING
Symbol
Word
Pronounce It
0
Nought
0
1
One
1
2
Two
2
3
Three
3
4
Four
4
5
Five
5
6
Six
6
7
Seven
7
8
Eight
8
9
Nine
9
10
Ten
10
MORE NUMBERS
11
Eleven
11

12
Twelve
12

13
Thirteen
13

14
Fourteen
14

15
Fifteen
15

16
Sixteen
16

17
Seventeen
17

18
Eighteen
18

19
Nineteen
19

20
Twenty
20

21
Twenty-one ...
21

30
Thirty
30

40
Forty
40

50
Fifty
50

60
Sixty
60

70
Seventy
70

80
Eighty
80

90
Ninety
90

100
One hundred
100



FRACTIONS

Symbol
 Word
Pronounce It
1
/8
One eighth
1
/8
1
/5
One fifth

1
/4
One quarter
1
/4
3
/4
Three quarters
3
/4
1
/3
One third
1
/3
2
/3
Two thirds

1
/2
One half
1
/2
SUMS
Symbols
Word (common term in brackets)
Pronounce It
+
Plus (And)
+
-
Minus (Take away)
-
x
Multiplied by (Times)
x
÷
Divided by
÷
=
Equals (Is)
=
.
Point
.
%
Percent
%
(((1 + 6) - 2) x
2) ÷ 2.5=4
One plus six minus two multiplied by two divided by two point five equals four or
1 + 6 - 2 x 2 ÷
2.5=4


One and six take away two times two divided by two point five is four

10% 100=10
Ten percent of one hundred equals ten.
10% 100=10
WHAT TO SAY
ONE
We often say "a" instead of "one".
For example when we have the numbers 100 or 1/2 we say "A hundred" or "A half".
FRACTIONS
Not all numbers are whole numbers, or just fractions (see above), they are a mixture of both.
For example:
11/2 - "One and a half."
DECIMALS
When pronouncing decimals we use the word "point" to represent the dot. The numbers following the dot are pronounced separately. 

For example:

When you have the number 1.36 we say "One point three six."

SQUARED / CUBED / TO THE POWER OF
Square numbers are written 2² = we say "Two squared" = 2 x 2 = Two squared equals four.
Cubed numbers are written 2³ = We say "Two cubed" = 2 x 2 x 2 = Two cubed
equals eight
You can also say "to the power of" - "Two to the power of two equals four." and "Two to the power of three equals eight."
You can then have "to the power of" any number.
Two to the power of twelve = 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 x 2 = 4096.
It's much easier to write 2¹² = 4096.
INTERESTING NUMBERS

~ 0 ~
What could possibly be interesting about nothing?
Try writing the numbers zero ( 0 ) through nine ( 9 ). 

0  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
Then write how many numbers you have counted:-

1  2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Yes, ten numbers, without using the number 10.
You can put as many noughts in front of a number without changing the value of that number:- 01, 002, 0003, 00004 ...
In English 10, 20, 30, through to 90 are 1 ten, 2 tens, 3 tens, etc.
Also there are a number of ways you can say 0 in English.

When we use it
For example:-

0 = oh
after a decimal point
9.02 = "Nine point oh two."

in bus or room
Rooom 101 = "Room one oh one."



numbers
Bus 602 = "Bus six oh two."

in phone numbers
9130472 = "Nine one three oh four seven two."

in years
1906 = "Nineteen oh six."

0 = nought
before a decimal point
0.06 = "Nought point oh six."
0 = zero
in temperature
-10°C = "10 degrees below zero."

US English for the number
0 = "Zero"
0 = nil
in football
Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 = "Chelsea two Manchester United nil."
0 = love
in tennis
20 - 0 = "Twenty love."
~ 12 ~
The number 12 is often represented as a dozen and the number 6 as a half dozen.

For example:
12 eggs= "A dozen eggs."
6 eggs = "Half a dozen eggs."
~ 13 ~
A dozen is 12, but a baker's dozen is 13, because in the past bakers who were caught shortchanging customers could be liable to severe punishment, so they used to add an extra bread roll to make up the weight.
~ 100 ~
A century is 100. The roman numeral for 100 is C, for centum.
One hundred is the basis of percentages (literally "per hundred"). 100% is the full amount of something.
*~ 1 billion ~
When is a billion not a billion?
In British English billion traditionally means a million million =
1,000,000,000,000 = 1012
In American English billion means a thousand million = 1,000,000,000 = 109 The American billion has become standard in technical and financial use.
However, to avoid confusion it is better to use the terms "thousand million" for 109 and "million million" for 1012.
Milliard " is French for the number 109. It is not used in American English but is sometimes, but rarely, used in British English.
LETTERS AS NUMBERS
~ k ~
The letter k is often used to denote a thousand. So, 1k = 1,000.
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12k it means £12,000.00.
~ m ~
The letter m is often used to denote a million. So, 1m = 1,000,000.
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12m, apply for it!
~ bn ~
The letters bn denote a billion. So, 1bn is usually 1,000,000,000 (see above).
If you see a job advertised and it offers a salary of £12bn, it's probably a missprint.
myriad
The word myriad used to mean 10,000. Nowadays it's used to refer to a countless number or multitude of specified things.
For example: Earth hosts a myriad of animals.