Count on Us: A Million Numbers in One Post

A Billion

1,000,000,000 = 9 zeros

A Million

1,000,000 = 6 zeros

A Hundred thousand

100,000 = 5 zeros

Ten thousand

10,000 = 4 zeros

One thousand

1,000 = 3 zeros

How do you say this number?

123,456,789

HOW TO READ LARGE NUMBERS

Numbers are separated into groups: ones, tens, hundreds, thousands, millions, and so on. Each group contains three subgroups: ones, tens, and hundreds. When writing or reading a large number, begin at the left with the largest group, and proceed to the right. For instance, 7,482 is read as seven thousand, four hundred, and eighty-two.The following chart can help in reading large numbers.

Try to say these numbers：

• 110

• 1,250

• 2,001

110 - one hundred and ten
1,250 - one thousand, two hundred and fifty
2,001 - two thousand and one

Got it? Ok let‘s try a few more

1,256,721

31,256,721

631,256,721

Answers:

1,256,721

one million two hundred fifty-six
thousand seven hundred twenty-one

31,256,721

thirty-one million two hundred
fifty-six thousand seven hundred
twenty-one

631,256,721

six hundred thirty-one million
two hundred fifty-six thousand
seven hundred twenty-one

OK now you try this one:

123,456,789

___ hundred _____-_____million
____ hundred _____-____thousand
_____ hundred ____-_____.

You see now you can count up to any number.

Easy, right?

Now you can count to a billion in just a few minutes, if you practice this 2 or 3 times this week you won’t forget it.

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