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Fractions in English: decimal and simple

Numbers are words with which we determine the number or order of objects when counting. We know that in English, as in Russian, there are cardinal and ordinal numbers. Now we will discuss how the concept of fraction is expressed in English (fractional numbers).

Simple fractional numbers

To understand the intricacies of using fractional numbers in English, you need to recall some information from the mathematics course. What fractions did you study in school? The correct answer is simple and decimal. It is in this vein that we will talk about fractional numbers.

Common fractions consist of a quantitative numerator and an ordinal denominator:

• 1 / 12 — one-twelfth
• 1 / 7 — one-seventh

You should remember the words half — half, third — third and a quarter — quarter… We use them to refer to smaller ones. That is, such as

• 1/3 — a third,
• ½ — a half,

that is, it literally translates as one third and one half.

Please note that in such, if the denominator is the number 1, then we simply use article a instead of one. Examples:

• ¾ — three quarters,
• ¼ — a quarter,
• 2/4 — two quarters.

If the numerator is more than one, the denominator is used in plural form:

• 5/6 — five-sixths
• 8/10 — eight-tenths

In mixed numbers, the fractional part is added to the whole union and:

• 5 1/3 — five and one-third

Nouns associated with a fractional number are used in the singular and with a preposition of:

• 1/4 mile — one quarter of a mile

Mixed-fraction nouns are plural and without the preposition of:

• 5 1/7 kilograms — five and one seventh kilograms

Decimal fractions in English

Now let’s talk about decimal fractions in English (decimal fractions)… In Russian, we separate the whole number from the fraction using a comma in such fractions.

In English, a period is used for the same procedure.

You can easily remember how decimal points are read. 5.5 — five point five. That is, we are talking quantitative and the point between them. When a point is followed by two or more numbers, there are two readings in English: 1.34 — one point thirty-four (or three four). That is, you can name each digit separately or say the number (thirty-four).

In such fractions, each digit is read separately. By the way, point in English is point, and zero has two options — nought (UK) and zero (USA). If a decimal integer is represented by a zero, it is often omitted when reading it. For example:

• — nought point one / point one
• — nought point two / point two
• — nought point three / point three
• — nought point nought one / point nought one
• — nought point nought two / point nought two
• — nought point nought three / point nought three
• 36 — three point three six
• 92 — six point nine two
• 71 — eight point seven one
• 705 — six four point seven nought five

Percentages and degrees

And a few words about interest. Percentage is denoted by — % and the word percent:

• 3% — three per cent
• 4/5% — four fifths per cent / four fifths of one per cent

Degrees

• square — squared
• cube — cubed
• from the 4th degree onwards — to the power of (the value of the degree)
• 4 to the 8th power — four to the power of eight

An exercise

Translate the submitted sentences:

• Please pour me 1/3 cup of water.
• For example, Pour me a third of a glass of water, please.
• This meal contains 2.2 grams of fat.
• I scored 9.89 points on this test.
• My sister’s height is 160.8 cm.
• A cucumber is 3/5 water.
• The book is 2.56 cm thick.
• The pound rate for today is 77.65 rubles.
• This jacket costs $ 63.32.
• Grades 5/7 performed well on the test.
• Michael spends ¾ of his time studying.

If you know how to correctly write and pronounce fractions in English, then you can be sure that the quality of your speech will improve significantly. Enjoy!

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Numbers in English: ordinal, cardinal, fractional

Counting in English, as well as education and the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers are topics familiar to many English learners literally from elementary grades.

But fractions can cause real difficulties not only in the study of mathematics, but also in the study of English.

Fractions are not so rare in everyday speech and become especially important when it comes to some precise economic, industrial, medical and scientific data.

Air contains 23.15% of oxigen.	Air is 23,15% oxygen.
Add 1/3 of the milk to the dough.	Add 1/3 milk to the dough.

As many remember from the school mathematics course, fractions are divided into simple (1/3, 4/5, 5 4/5) and decimal (0.5; 3.16; 12.425). Let’s take a closer look at how each of these types is written and pronounced.

Simple fractions

A fraction consisting of a numerator and a denominator (1/8), separated by a bar, is called simple. Simple fractions, called mixed fractions, contain, in addition to the fractional component, an integer, for example, 9 1/8. When pronouncing such fractions, it should be borne in mind that the numerator in them is pronounced as a cardinal number, and the denominator as an ordinal number, for example:

1 / 5 — one fifth — one fifth

The youngest son has got only one fifth from his father’s inheritance.

The youngest son received only one fifth of his father’s inheritance.

It should be noted that to denote simple fractions in speech, words are often used denoting parts of a whole, for example, «half» — a half, quarter — a quarter, for example:

7 ½ —seven and a half — seven and a half	During the hungry men competition he was able to eat seven and a half apple pies.	During the competition for the biggest appetite, he was able to eat seven and a half apple pies.
5 ¼ —five and a quarter — five and a quarter	During the test I managed to complete only five and a quarter of all the tasks.	During the test, I was able to complete only five tasks and a quarter.
2/13 — Twothirteenths — two thirteenths	Doing sums Jason got two thirteenths as a result.	Solving the examples, Jason got two thirteenths as a result.

Moreover, if it is possible to designate a fraction by means of the words a quarter and a half, then it is this that is considered preferable. That is, ½ should be called, for example, not one second, but one half.

If the numerator is represented by a digit that is greater than one «1», then the denominator must be in the plural:

3/4 — three fourths — three quarters.

If the fraction is a mixed version of an integer and a simple fraction (8 3/5), then first name the whole number, add the word and (and), and then pronounce the fraction in the usual order, for example:

8 3/5 — eight and three fifths

The following table shows examples of reading simple fractions in English:

Fraction	Spelling	Transfer	Example	Translation of the example
½	one half	half	We did that task for one half of the necessary time.	We completed this task in half of the allotted time.
¼	one quarter (one-fourth)	quarter (one fourth)	She has read only one quarter of the book by now.	She has only read a quarter of the book to date.
1/9	one-ninth	one ninth	One ninth of all the explosives in this box is enough to explode the whole building.	One-ninth of the explosive in this box is enough to blow the entire building into the air.
3final match.	three-sixteenths	three sixteenths	The answer to that difficult maths problem was three –sixteenths.	The answer to this difficult math problem is three-sixteenths.
2/5	two-fifths	two fifths	The guests have eaten two-fifths of all the birthday cake before the party started.	The guests ate two-fifths of the entire birthday cake before the party even started.
11 ½	eleven and a half	eleven and a half	We have been living next door to each other for eleven and a half months.	We have lived next door to each other for eleven and a half months.
6 ¼	six and a quarter	six and a quarter	Her total weight gain was about six and a quarter pounds.	Her total weight gain was six and a quarter.

If after a fractional numeral that does not contain an integer part, there is a noun associated with it, then it is used with the preposition of, and stands in the singular, for example:

1/5 kilogram — one fifth of a kilogram — one-fifth of a kilogram

½ meter — one half of a meter — half a meter

The transfer of nouns associated with mixed fractions (consisting of an integer part and a fractional part) is carried out without a preposition and in the plural, for example:

8 ¼ miles — eight and one fourth miles

11 1/3 kilograms — eleven and one third kilograms

Decimal fractions

A fraction in which the whole and fractional parts are separated by a comma is called decimal (2,5). At the same time, an important difference between English and Russian with regard to decimal fractions is the fact that in Russian the whole and fractional parts are separated by a comma, and in English by a period, for example:

Russian version	English version
2,5	2.5
1, 124	1.124

In Russian, such a dot serves to separate every three digits from right to left within a long number. In English, a comma serves a similar purpose, for example:

Russian version	English version
2.500	2,500
1.140	1,140

Decimal fractions are read as follows: after the whole part, the word is used point  (dot) or decimal (decimal fraction), and then the numbers following the dot are named in order, for example:

4.271 — four point / decimal two seven one

5.34 — five point / decimal three four

If zero is used for the integer part, then it will be read as nought (nothing) in British English and zero (zero) in its American version, for example:

0.5 — nought / zero point / decimal five

0.8 — nought / zero point / decimal eight

In the case when the integer part is equal to zero, it may not be read at all:

0.7 — point / decimal seven

Zeros that appear after a period can be pronounced as «o» [əu].

The following table shows examples of decimal fractions:

Fraction	Spelling	Transfer	Example	Translation of the example
8.251	eight point two five one	eight point two hundred fifty one thousandth

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We need fractional numbers to denote non-integer quantities, that is, the number of certain (second, fifth, tenth) parts of a unit.

In English fractional numbers are read differently depending on whether they are decimal or simple.

Recall that decimal fractions include fractions with a comma (in the English version — with a dot), and simple ones — those with a fractional bar (¾, ⅚).

Decimal fractions

These fractions in English are easy to read: we just name all the characters in order. If there is a zero at the beginning, then in colloquial speech it can be omitted. If you do decide to pronounce it, do not forget about the difference between American and British English: in the first version, «zero» reads «nought», in the second — «zero». If there are zeros after a period, they can be read as «o» [əu]. Here are some examples of fractions in English:

• 0.4 — nought point four / point four
• 0.02 — nought point nought two / point nought two / point o two
• 0.34 — nought point three four / point three four
• 1.11 — one point one one 12.842 — one two point eight four two
• 66.6 — six six point six
• 999.209 — nine nine nine point two nought nine / nine nine nine point two o nine

Ordinal fractions

The formation of these fractions is somewhat more complicated. For simple fractions, two rules work here:

1. The numerator is read as a cardinal number (one, two, three), and the denominator is read as an ordinal (first, second, third).
2. If the numerator is greater than one, the ending -s is appended to the denominator.

If there is an integer part in the fraction, then it is added to the fractional part using the union and. Examples:

• ⅓ — one third / a third
• ⅗ — three fifths
• ⅛ — one eighth / an eighth
• ⅞ — seven eighths
• 1⅔ — one and two thirds
• 9¾ — nine and three fourths / nine and three quarters
• 5½ — five and a half

As for the percentages, as in Russian, they are indicated by the symbol% ​​(per cent):

• 17% — seventeen per cent
• 1⅛% — one and one eighth per cent / one and an eighth per cent
• 2.02% — two point nought two per cent / two point o two per cent

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Fractional numbers in English

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Numbers are words with which we determine the number or order of objects when counting. We know that in English, as in Russian, there are cardinal and ordinal numbers. You can read more about each of these groups in the articles of the same name on the blog. It remains to talk about fractional numbers in English (fractional numbers). How are these concepts expressed in the language we are studying?

To understand the intricacies of using fractional numbers in English, you need to recall some information from the mathematics course. What fractions did you study in school? The correct answer is simple and decimal. It is in this vein that we will talk about fractional numbers.

Simple fractions in English

In English, in common fractions, the numerator is expressed as a cardinal number, and the denominator as an ordinal. Therefore, do not forget about how ordinal numbers are formed. Moreover, if the numerator is a digit greater than one, the denominator will also have a -s ending at the end. For example:

• ½ — a half / one half
• ⅓ — a third / one third
• ¼ — a fourth / one fourth / a quarter / one quarter
• ⅕ — a fifth / one fifth
• ⅙ — a sixth / one sixth
• ⅔ — two thirds
• ¾ — three fourths / three-quarters
• ⅘ — four fifths
• ⅚ — five sixths
• 1 ½ — one and a half
• 2 ¼ — two and a fourth
• 3 ⅓ — three and a third

What is the number of the noun accompanying the fractional number in English? The noun behind the fraction will be in the singular, and in front of it will be the preposition of:

• ⅔ kilogram (two thirds of a kilogram)
• ¾ kilometer (three fourths of a kilometer)
• ½ liter (one half of a liter)

If the noun is a mixed number, we use the plural noun:

• 2 ½ kilograms (two and a half kilograms)
• 3 ¾ kilometers (three and three fourths kilometers)

Fractional numbers in english table

Any beginner to learn a foreign language cannot do without learning numbers. Proficiency in English opens up many opportunities and doors for a person, entering into which you can become an employee of a prestigious company, a student of the best university or a knowledgeable traveler. Of course, this requires deep knowledge, which consists in studying not only general provisions, but various nuances.

One of these aspects that requires a thorough study is grammar, and in particular English numbers, as they are often used in conversation. Numbers in English are relatively easy to learn. You can memorize them using interesting colorful pictures, clearly structured tables, funny songs and funny tongue twisters. In general, there are many ways, but the main thing is a stable result.

All numerals in English can be divided into two broad categories:

• Ordinal, which answer the question What? (which?)
• Quantitative, which characterize the number of persons or objects and answer the question How many? (how many?)

This article is devoted to the rules for the formation of English numbers, simple and decimal fractions, as well as how to say «first», «second» So, let’s start

• How to form English numbers?

How to form English numbers?

All numerals by the method of education can be divided into several classes:

• Compound, consisting of several words
• One-word derivatives + suffix “–ty” (tens from 20 to 90) or “–teen” (from 13 to 19)
• Simple, one-word

Well, with simple ones everything is clear. So let’s go straight to derivatives. To form this category, you need to add the suffix “–teen” to the numbers from 3 to 9. At the same time, some letters can go down or change: 13 — three + teen = thirteen; 16 — six + teen = sixteen. In such words, the stress falls on the suffix.

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Derivatives from 20 to 90 are formed according to a similar scheme — the suffix “–ty” is appended to the numbers from 2 to 9: 30 — three + ty = thirty; 80 — eight + ty = eighty. The letters in some numbers may also change. In this case, the root is stressed.

Composite are formed according to the scheme: tens + ones or hundreds + tens + ones, etc. For example, you need to form the number «32», then you need to say only two words — «thirty» and «two». So, «thirty two» is thirty-two. You can also create other compound concepts: 56 — fifty + six = fifty six; 39 — thirty + nine = thirty nine. Numbers up to a thousand are formed similarly: hundreds + tens + ones: 522 — five hundred twenty two.

So we delved into English grammar and morphology a little.

Fractional

Fractional numbers in English, in contrast to Russian, are very often indicated with a dot: 2.5; 12.99; 135. 7. A comma is usually used by English speakers to write large numbers of numbers, dividing every three places from right to left, starting from one thousand: 1,000; 25,000; 74, 024, 199.

There are also some nuances in the designation and pronunciation of simple and decimal fractions. When the number in the form of such a designation is «4.254», then everything is simple here — «four point two five four» is pronounced. But when it is «0.63», then here you can say differently: the American version is «zero point sixty three», and in the British one — «sixty threehundredths».

Most often, the second variation is used in international communication, so you need to learn not superficially, but in more depth, so as not to get confused when talking with foreigners. However, in verbal communication with friends or Americans, it is quite possible to use the shortened form. In relation to simple fractions, words such as «a quarter» and «a half» are very often used: 8 ½ — eight and a half; 3 ¼ — three four and a quarter; 4/16 — four sixteenth.

Table «Simple fractions»
Fraction	Spelling
½	one half
¼	one-quarter (one fourth)
1/10 or 0.1	one tenth
5/16	five sixteenths
2/3	two thirds
7 ½	seven and a half
2 ¼	two and a quarter

It is worth noting that in ordinary fractions, in the numerator — quantitative, and in the denominator — ordinal numbers, as in Russian. When the numerator is greater than «1», then the denominator is used in the plural: 2/3 — two thirds — two thirds. In a mixed number, the integers are pronounced as a quantitative, and the fraction with the help of the conjunction «and» is added to it: 3 1/7 — three and one seventh — four whole and one seventh.

Decimal Fractions Table
Fraction	Spelling
9.2416	nine point two four one six
0.005	five thousandths
0.54	fifty four hundredths
0.2	two tenths
1.8	one point eight
***
third	thirdly
Secondly	secondly
firstly	firstly

Download Tables of English fractional numbers

That’s all! Having studied this article and previous posts about numbers, now you know everything about English numbers, you can pronounce them correctly, name dates and make big indicators. Although it is very difficult to immediately remember all the numbers, fractions and the rules for their formation, this should not push you away from the intention to learn the language. Look for a variety of educational songs, rhymes, tongue twisters, download and repeat tables, watch videos — all means are good in learning!

I wish you success and good mood!

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Fractions in English

Good afternoon dear friends!

Are any of you interested in mathematics? Or maybe you have a technical profession or are you dreaming of going to a mathematical university abroad? Interested in learning about exact sciences in a foreign language? Then read the article fractions in English.

Let’s start with the ordinary

As we remember, there are two types: decimal (decimals) and ordinary (fractions). First, let’s remember the ordinal numbers?
Let’s start with the common ones. The question of how simple fractions are written in English can be immediately answered easily: exactly the same as in Russian, that is, they can be found with a vertical bar (3/8, 4/7) or with a horizontal one.

But how they are read in English is interesting. The upper, which we call the numerator, is always a cardinal number. That is, the one that we use when counting: three, five, seven. By the way, do you remember the lesson about introductory words?

The bottom, the denominator, or denominator, is always ordinal. That is, answering the question «What?» (first, fourth, fifth, tenth). As we remember, in order to form them, in most cases it is necessary to add –th to the quantitative. Except for first (first), second (second), third (third), fifth (fifth), where the form of the word changes.

If the numerator is a number greater than one, then the denominator is in the plural. For example, 3/8 is read as three eighths. The ordinal eighth is in the plural, because in the numerator 3. We do exactly the same with tens and hundreds. 23/45 reads twenty three forty fifths or 56/127 — fifty-six one hundred and twenty sevenths.

You should remember the words half — half, third — third and quarter — quarter. We use them to refer to smaller ones. That is, such as 1/3 — a third, ½ — a half, that is, literally translated as one third and one half. Note that in such cases, if the denominator is 1, then we simply use the article a instead of one.

Here are some more examples: ¾ — three quarters, ¼ — a quarter, 2/4 — two quarters.

Common simple fractions

The second option is decimals. Remember? Those that are written in one line. And here there is a difference in how they are spelled from Russian. We separate the whole from hundreds and tens by commas, and here it is done using a period. This spelling must be remembered, since they put a comma in whole numbers to separate hundreds, for example, million (million) — 1,000,000.

Writing decimals

You can easily remember how decimal points are read. 5.5 — five point five. That is, we are talking quantitative and the point between them. When a point is followed by two or more numbers, there are two readings in English: 1.34 — one point thirty-four (or three four). That is, you can name each digit separately or say the number (thirty-four).

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In the next case, it will probably be easier to say as 4.694 — four point six nine four.
How to pronounce if the whole consists of more than one digit? We call it not separately by numbers, but an integer: 300.1 — three hundred point one, 420.15 — four hundred and twenty point one five (or fifteen).

How to speak decimals with a leading zero. Let’s say 0.07. You can read it according to the usual scheme, or you can, without naming the first zero, immediately start from the point — point zero seven. Zero can also be replaced with oh.

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But how world currencies and their fractions are pronounced is an exception. Nobody names the point here anymore. And is used instead. For example, $ 1.56 is one dollar and fifty-six cents or £ 7.29 is seven pounds and twenty nine. Try now to check the exchange rates online and figure out how to read the fraction in English.

How to read decimals

Now let’s see how this knowledge can be useful to you in real life. Let’s practice reading fractions and translating.

Translate the sentences presented:

1. Please pour me 1/3 cup of water.
   For example, Pour me a third of a glass of water, please.
2. This meal contains 2.2 grams of fat.
3. I scored 9.89 points on this test.
4. My sister’s height is 160.8 cm.
5. A cucumber is 3/5 water.
6. The book is 2.56 cm thick.
7. The pound rate for today is 77.65 rubles.
8. This jacket costs $ 63.32.
9. Grades 5/7 performed well on the test.
10. Michael spends ¾ of his time studying.

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The fractions

1/2 — a half1 / 3 — a / one third 3/4 — three quarters2 / 9 — two ninths 0.25 — zero / nought point two five 2.456 — two point four five six7.089 — seven point o [ou] eight nine

.7 — point seven

2/3 — two thirds 3/4 — three fourths / quarters 4/7 — four sevenths 7/18 — seven eighteenths 9/10 — nine tenths2 1/2 — two and a half3 1/4 — three and a quarter / fourth two fifths of a ton2 / 5 kilometer — quarter of a kilometer

1/2 kilometer — half a kilometer

Note! Vulgar fraction decimal (fraction) proper [improper] fraction

continued fraction

В simple fractions the numerator is expressed as a cardinal number, and the denominator is expressed as an ordinal number: 1 / 3- a (one) third, 1/5 — a (one) fifth, 1/8 — an (one) eighth. However, 1/2 reads: a (one) half (and not: one second), 1/4 — a (one) quarter (less often: a fourth).

When the numerator is greater than one, the denominator takes the ending -s: 2/3 — two thirds; 3/5 — three fifths, 5/6 — five sixths.

2/3 ton — read: two thirds of a ton; 3/4 kilometer — read: three quarters of a kilometer;

1/2 ton — read: half a ton (Note the absence of an article in front of hall and the absence of a preposition of in front of a noun)

The noun to which the mixed number belongs is used in the plural: 2 1/2 tons — read: two and a half tons or two tons and a half);

4 1/3 tons — read: four and a third tons or four tons and a third.

The decimal fractions

When reading a mixed number, the whole number of which is equal to one, the noun is used in the plural when it is read after the mixed number.

When a noun is read between one and a fraction, it is used in the singular: 1 1/2 hours — read: one and a half hours or one (an) hour and a half);

1 1/3 pounds (read: one and a third pounds or one (a) pound and a third).

When reading in decimal fractions, the integer is separated from the fraction by a dot.

If integer is zero, then it is often not read: 0.25-nought point two five or point two five 0.1 — read: nought (In America, 0 reads zero) point one or point one; 0.01 — read: nought point nought one or point nought one; 0.2 — (zero) point two.2 — point two

0.5 — (zero) point five

A noun following a decimal is singular when the decimal integer is zero:

0.25 ton — read: nought point two five of a ton.

If the integer is greater than zero:2.35 — read: two point three five; 3.4 — three point four 3.215 — three point two one five 32.305 — read: three two (or thirty-two) point three nought five

53.75 — fifty-three point seven five

If the integer is greater than zero, the noun following the decimal is in the plural: 1.25 tons — read: one point two five tons;

23.76 tons — read: two three point seven six tons or twenty-three point seven six tons.

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Fractional numbers in English — rules and examples

Counting in English, as well as education and the use of cardinal and ordinal numbers are topics familiar to many English learners literally from elementary grades. But fractions can cause real difficulties not only in the study of mathematics, but also in the study of English. Fractions are not so rare in everyday speech and become especially important when it comes to some precise economic, industrial, medical and scientific data.

Air contains 23.15% of oxigen.	Air is 23,15% oxygen.
Add 1/3 of the milk to the dough.	Add 1/3 milk to the dough.

As many remember from the school mathematics course, fractions are divided into simple (1/3, 4/5, 5 4/5) and decimal (0.5; 3.16; 12.425). Let’s take a closer look at how each of these types is written and pronounced.

Math Actions in English

The most common simple fractions.

Even if your professional activity is in no way connected with the exact sciences, you need to know at least basic mathematical operations in English. They are found not only in special literature, but also in films, books, and everyday speech. In this article, we will look at terms related to arithmetic problems, fractions, percentages. At the end, I provide the voiced flashcards with basic words on the topic of mathematics.

Please note that only mathematical terms are discussed here. If you’re looking for information on numerals, I recommend this article: Numbers in English.

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Basic math in English: addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

The most common mathematical terms are related to arithmetic. Please note that in Russian we have words such as:

1. Addition, subtraction, division, multiplication is the name of the action.
2. Add, subtract, divide, multiply is a verb denoting an action.
3. Plus, minus, divide, multiply — the name of the action that we use in speech, when we read the expression, it is this that is used most often.

In English, the same is true, so we represent arithmetic operations in the form of a table:

Action name (n) Action name (verb) Used in speech

Addition — addition	Add — add	Plus — plus
Subtraction — subtraction	Subtract — subtract	Minus — minus
Multiplication — multiplication	Multiply by — multiply by	Times — multiply
Division — division	Divide by — divide by	Divided by — to divide
Equality — equality	Equals to is equal to — equal to something	Equals to is equal to is — equals

The arithmetic problem itself (for example, 2 + 2) is called problem (scientifically) or catfish (colloquial), solution or answer — answer, and the verb «decide» — to solve (the problem).

I will give examples:

• 2 + 2 = 4 — Two plus two equals four.
• 7 — 2 = 5 — Seven minus two equals five.

Often instead of equals: or is equal to they just say is.

• 5 × 3 = 15 — Five times three is fifteen.
• 8 ÷ 4 = 2 — Eight divided by four is two.

Common fractions — common fractions

If your math is as “excellent” as mine, let me remind you the most basic thing about fractions.

Common fractions consist of numerator and denominator… Remember, the numerator is on top, the denominator is on the bottom

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How to read English numbers correctly

Numbers in English are a topic for beginners at the most. We teach children to count almost from the very first days, as they begin to speak, so doing it in English is not a problem for us at all.

Despite this, many often forget that numbers are needed not only to count. We see them, read them and pronounce them in dates, football scores, meeting times, etc.

Such cases often cause a problem: how to pronounce a set of numbers correctly? Today we will try to deal with the most common problems.

Arithmetic operations

Table 2.

Symbols	Reading (in brackets — common designation)
+	Plus (And)
—	minus (take away)
x	Multiplied by (Times)
÷	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 One and six takeaways Two teams Two divided by Two point five is four
10% 100 = 10	Ten percent of one hundred equals: ten.

Unit

Instead of one, it is common to use the article “a”. For example, in numbers like 100 or 1/2, we say “A hundred” or “A half”.

Number squared, cubed, nth power

To some extent — this is to the power of + any number
22 is designated as «Two squared»
23 is designated as «Two cubed»
212 is designated as «Two to the power of twelve»

Zero

Table 3.

When to use	Example
0 = oh	After “dot” in decimal fractions	9.02 = «Nine point oh two.»
In the numbers of buses or rooms	Room 101 = «Room one oh one.» 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 “dot” in decimal fractions	0.06 = «Nought point oh six.»
0 = zero	temperature	-10 ° C = «10 degrees below zero.»
In American English, the number zero is	0 = «Zero»
0 = nil	In football	Chelsea 2 Manchester United 0 = «Chelsea two Manchester United nil.»
0 = love	In tennis	20 — 0 = «Twenty love.»

Twelve, or a dozen

12 is often referred to as a dozen — a dozen, and 6 — a half dozen (half a dozen).

For example: 12 eggs = «A dozen eggs.»

6 eggs = «Half a dozen eggs.»

Thirteen (damn dozen)

Source: https://www.learnathome.ru/grammar/numerals-reading.html

Fractions in English (simple and decimal) — Fractions: how to read and pronounce

15.03.2018

A deeper and more advanced level of language learning is to use in speech not only standard lexical constructions and phrases, but also specific terms. This includes fractions in English, since these structures are often complex.

As a rule, the numbers themselves in these numbers are familiar to the speaker, but the principles of reading here will be special, and it is important to follow these norms in order to correctly pronounce such constructions.

Therefore, it is important to consider what type of fractional numbers are in English, to give their varieties and reading features.

• Main characteristics
• common fractions
• decimal fractions

Main characteristics

As in Russian, the purpose of English fractional numbers is to show a part of a number, not its integer value. These structures are relevant not only in mathematics, but also in everyday life, therefore, it is necessary to remember once and for all the rules for the formation of such structures.

By their type, fractional numbers in English are of two types: common fractions and decimal fractions. The peculiarities of education and pronunciation of each type should be discussed in more detail.

common fractions

Simple fractions are those that consist of a numerator and a denominator. Examples of these are fairly common, so it is important to know how they are read.

The numerator will be read as a cardinal number, and the denominator as an ordinal. But there are several nuances here. First, if the numerator is greater than one, then the -s ending is added to the ordinal numeral. Secondly, it is customary to write both parts with a hyphen:

3/5 — three-fifths; 2/7 — two-sevenths;

5/8 — five-eighths, etc.

Also, an integer can be added to such a fraction, which will be read normally. It is not superfluous to add that there are often displays using the words half and quarter:

· 2 ½ — two and a half;
3 ¼ — three and a quarter, etc.

decimal fractions

There are also special rules for how decimals are pronounced in English. These include those that in Russian are usually separated by a comma, and in English — by a dot. The word «point» itself sounds like point, and the main feature is that all the numbers before and after the point are pronounced separately, that is, without such structures as «hundredths», «thousandths», etc.

In the event that such a fraction starts from zero (there are two variants of this word: zero (Am.) And nought (Br.)), The word “zero” itself may not be pronounced, and the whole structure will begin with the word point. Here are some examples:

0.783 — point seven eight three; 2.39 — two point three nine;

35.17 — three five point one seven, etc.

Having studied the above rules, it will be easy to figure out how to read fractions in English. It is necessary to pay attention to some specific cases of pronunciation and note the differences with the Russian language, so as not to make mistakes and not form both types of fractions by analogy with Russian.

Common and decimal fractions

Source: https://mcenglish.ru/lexics/drobi-na-anglijskom

Numbers translator: translate numbers into english

If you have any doubts about how to spell a particular number in words in English or Russian, use our translator for numbers. In order to make a translation, enter the required number in the form of numbers and the program will calculate its written form.

At the moment, the translator’s limitation is a limit of 18 decimal places (for integer values) and 18 decimal places (for translating values ​​containing a fractional part).

As you can see above, several English spellings are given for the number to be translated. With these, you can tell the difference between American English (AmE) and British English (BrE). For each of them, in turn, several spelling options can also be provided, which one to use in the text depends on the context of the sentence.

This program equally easily copes with the translation of numbers into text, both for English and Russian. Those. if you need to write a number in words in Russian, just enter it in numerical format and click the «Translate» button.

Notation

When translating into Russian, the translator takes into account possible changes in gender for a given number, which are indicated by the following pictograms:
— feminine, — masculine, — neuter.

In addition to numbers, our program can also write various sums of money in words. In this case, the transfer is carried out immediately in three different currencies: rubles, dollars and pounds sterling.

— the button is used to switch between the modes «Number in words» and «Amount in words».

First of all, we focus on people learning English. language, but if this translator is useful to someone else (for example, when filling out business documents), we will be very happy.

Together with the «Sum in words» function, we have added automatic saving of translator settings. That. the next time you visit you will not have to select the number / currency mode again, everything will be ready for work.

Additional materials:

Source: http://eng5.ru/translator/numbers

Ordinary fractions

Reading simple fractions is quite simple, and very similar to how we read them in Russian. An ordinary fraction has two components: the numerator (the number above the line) and the denominator (the number below the line). The upper number (numerator) is read as a cardinal number (how much?), And the lower number (denominator) is read as an ordinal (which order?). In this case, the numerator one can be read as the article a:

1/3 — one third / a third 1/7 — one seventh / a seventh

1/9 — one ninth / a ninth

If the numerator is greater than one, then the denominator acquires a plural ending:

2/3 — two thirds
3/5 — three fifths

Remember that half when reading fractions is half, and a quarter can be read as (a / one) quarter or (a / one) fourth:

1/2 — one half / a half NOT one second 1/4 — one quarter / a quarter / one fourth

3/4 — three quarters / three fourths

If there is an integer in the fraction, then it is associated with a fraction using the word and:

1 1/2 — one and a half 3 2/3 — three and two thirds

2 1/4 — two and a quarter / two and a forth

Reading decimals

First of all, it is important to remember that English decimal fractions use a full stop, not a comma. In English decimal fractions, we do not say the words: tenths, hundredths, thousandths, but simply call numbers. And when reading decimal fractions, the word point is said and each digit is called separately:

2.25 — two point twentyfive
1.4 — one point four
6.785 — six point seven eight five

If there is no whole number, and there are numbers only after the dot, then they say nought or zero (in American English), or even miss zero in speech and writing:

0.2 — nought (zero) point two / point two 0.75 — nought (zero) point seven five / point seven five

0.03 — nought (zero) point nought three / point nought three

Interest

Often percentages are indicated in decimal fractions: per cent [pəˈsent] (percent AmE). The word per cent is used in the singular:

2.2% — two point two per cent 3.5% — three point five per cent 50% — fifty per cent

99% — ninety-nine per cent

The use of the word percents is possible only in relation to the school topic «Percents», but cannot be used with specific numbers.

Phone numbers, dates, and prices are also in doubt. It would seem that nothing complicated, but even the best students make mistakes when talking about these numbers. I recommend remembering the rules, and perhaps learning something new: Phone numbers, dates and prices in English.

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Source: https://enginform.com/article/drobi-na-angliyskom

Numerals in English. Numbers and numbers in English

Numbers in English have two functions:

• are responsible for counting objects: indicate the size, quantity;
• indicate the order in which items are counted — sequence.

Are they important; and if important, how much? It is easy not only to imagine, but also to check it yourself. For at least one day, try not to mention the exact information regarding:

• dates, times and deadlines;
• prices;
• telephone numbers and addresses;
• age;
• weights and distances.

Eventually, even talking about the weather gets a lot harder without mentioning temperature: 

— How is it on the street?

— Coldly.

— How cold?

— Colder than yesterday! 

— How cold was it yesterday ?!

— Colder than the day before yesterday !!!

So, without delaying or putting it on the back burner, we get down to numbers and numbers in English.

Cardinal numbers in English

Cardinal numbers, following their name, indicate the number of things (objects). At the same time, they answer the question — «how much?» (how many?).

dragonflies have four wings. — Dragonflies have 4 wings.

The company purchased ninety tons of coal. — The company purchased 90 tons of coal.

Simple numbers in English

They determine the score from 1 to 12.

Numbers in English

The figures — symbols used to write all numbers: whole, fractional, large and small. Without getting into higher mathematics and not counting punctuation marks (period, comma, slash), there are only 10 characters that we operate with for:

• counting: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, etc.;
• designations of quantities: mass, time, temperature, etc.

These are the so-called «Arabic numerals» used in the vast majority of countries in the world to write numbers in the decimal system.

Source: https://englishboost.ru/tsifry-na-anglijskom/

Some features of the use of numerals in English

Most fractions in English use both cardinal and ordinal numbers. Cardinal numbers are used in the numerator of the fraction, and ordinal numbers are used in the denominator.

For example: 1/9 — one ninth 1/5 — one fifth 1/6 — one sixth 1/4 — one quarter = a quarter

1/2 — one half = a half

If the numerator is greater than one, then the denominator is plural:

3/5 — three fifths
4/7 — four sevenths
6/9 — six ninths

Integers and fractional numbers in a numeral are connected by a union and:

5 2/7 — five and two sevenths

To express complex fractions, the word is often used over:

125/421 — one hundred and twenty five over four hundred and twenty one

Decimals are read as follows:

6.44 — six point forty four
0.35 — naught three five = zero three five

If a fraction is followed by a noun, it is placed in the singular form, and the preposition is used in front of it of:

4/5 meter — four fifths of a meter

If a noun follows a numeral consisting of a whole and a fractional part, then it is put in the plural form:

45 3/6 tons — forty five and three sixths tons (45 and three sixth tons)

Using numerals in arithmetic

Arithmetic signs are read as follows:

Sign	Reads like
+	plus
—	minus
=	is
x	multiplied by
:	divided by

For example: 25 + 45 = 70 — Twenty five plus forty five is seventy. 16-4 = 12 — Sixteen minus four is twelve. 3 × 8 = 24 — Three multiplied by eight it twenty four.

40: 9 = 5 — Forty divided by nine is five.

Using numerals to indicate a telephone number in English

Each digit in the phone number is pronounced separately:

2456738 — two four five six seven three eight

Source: http://www.correctenglish.ru/theory/grammar/numerals-specifics/

Numbers in English: rules of education, reading, memorization

Редакция Updated Nov 6, 2018

We are faced with numbers every day. House number, phone number, number of people who viewed your Stories, but not all of us know how to pronounce these cryptic numbers. It’s time to find out and finally learn them.

How to pronounce numbers in English correctly?

To pronounce the number correctly, you need to know the transcription.

Rules for the formation of numbers in English

Numbers in English are divided into:

• simple;
• derivatives;
• composite.

Prime numbers are made up of one word.

Derived numbers consist of one word, but they have suffixes:

• -teen (sixteen, eighteen);
• -ty (twenty, sixty).

Composite numbers consist of several numbers:

215 — two hundred and fifteen.

How to form derivative numbers?

So, derived numbers have suffixes -ty or -teen:

16 — sixteen = six + teen.

If the suffix -teen is added to the number, then the stress falls on the suffix:

70 — seventy = seven + ty.

If the suffix -ty is added, the stress falls on the root (in this example, seven).

How to form compound numbers?

Formula of education: number of hundreds + and + number of tens and units.

examples:

84 — eighty-four;

256 — two hundred and fifty-six;

569 — five hundred and sixty-nine.

Note that two-digit numbers are hyphenated (eighty-two, fourty-six).

Numbers up to twenty, tens up to 100, 1000, 1000000

We have already covered the numbers from 1 to 12. It’s time to study tens, hundreds, thousands and millions.

• 13 — thirteen;
• 14 — fourteen;
• 15 — fifteen;
• 16 — sixteen;
• 17 — seventeen;
• 18 — eighteen;
• 19 — nineteen.

It is important to remember that three in 13 and five in 15 will change slightly in spelling and pronunciation.

Tens are formed using the -ty suffix:

• 20 — twenty (two becomes twen + ty);
• 30 — thirty (three becomes thir + ty);
• 40 — fourty;
• 50 — fifty (five becomes fif + ty);
• 60 — sixty;
• 70 — seventy;
• 80 — eighty;
• 90 — ninety.

100 in English is hundred. It is always preceded by an indefinite article a, but if it is a composite number (115, 178), then we put one.

My father gave me a hundred dollars. — My dad gave me a hundred dollars.

Source: https://4lang.ru/english/grammar/numbers

Freelance content writers are notoriously underpaid. But just how badly underpaid some writers are doesn’t get talked about enough.

Two cents per word is considered a base rate for freelance content writing. It’s a beginner’s rate. A generalist’s rate.

A poverty-inducing rate.

And yet you’ll see it quoted as standard pay on freelance writing job boards, in the pay writers get on content mills, and in Facebook groups for freelance content writing jobs.

Lest you think I’m being overly dramatic by saying two cents is the equivalent of poverty wages, let’s do the math on what a 2 cents per word rate for content writing works out to.

The Math on What 2 Cents Per Word Works Out To

The average blog post is 1,269 words long according to a 2020 survey of 1,279 bloggers.

It takes 4 hours to write that same blog post for an experienced blogger (per that same survey).

With a two cents per word rate for content writing, a writer can earn $25.38 from that blog post.

Which works out to $6.35 per hour.

How 2 Cents Per Word Compares to the US Federal Minimum Wage and the Poverty Line

$6.35 is below the US Federal Minimum Wage, of course. And it is right at the US poverty line – if you only look at the top-level hourly rate.

Here’s the United States national poverty line table for 2021:

At $6.35 per hour, someone in a single-family household would have to work 2,028 hours per year to clear the poverty line.

2,028 / 52 weeks in a year = 39 hours per week.

So you can just clear the poverty line at a 2 cents per word rate. If you work full-time.

And if you don’t count taxes. (All of them – state, federal, and payroll taxes.)

And if you don’t count overhead costs. (No one will cover your computer, your software, your electricity, or your internet access.)

And if you don’t count health insurance or other job benefits.

And if you don’t count the time it took you to get the work.

And if you don’t count the time it took you to create and submit an invoice.

And if you don’t count the time it took you to get paid.

What the 2 Cents Per Word Rate for Content Writing Works Out To After Taxes and Overhead

Of course, you do have to count all those things. And boy, do they add up.

Most financial experts and CPAs recommend freelancers set aside 25-30% of their earnings just for taxes. That’s what The Balance recommends. So does Dave Ramsey.

So let’s take the average of those figures and shave 27.5% off that $6.35 per hour.

The content writer is now earning $4.60 per hour… that they can keep.

I thought maybe earnings this low might mean a reduced tax rate, but that’s actually not true. Someone earning $9,876 to $40,125 is in the 12% tax bracket for 2020. They have to pay “$987.50 plus 12% of the amount over $9,875.”

So a freelance content writer earning 2 cents per word and working 40 hours a week would earn $13,243 per year. They would pay $987.50 plus $404.23 in federal taxes. Or $1,391.73.

But that’s just federal taxes. “In addition to regular income tax, freelancers are responsible for paying the self-employment tax of 15.3% in 2020,” according to TurboTax.

That would come to $2,026.18. Just for their payroll tax.

So even before we look at state taxes, our freelance content writer’s earnings are down from $13,243 to $9,825.09.

That works out to $818.76 per month. Or $188.44 per week.

And remember: Those are earning that have to cover the freelancer’s health insurance, their internet connection, computer, and software.

That hourly rate also doesn’t count the time required to get the work or the time required to get paid for the work, or the extra fees places like PayPal like to tack onl.

Just How Common 2 Cents Per Word is for Content Writing

If this wasn’t such a common rate for freelance content writing, it wouldn’t be so bad. But just go look at the freelance writing job boards. 2 cents per word is often the norm.

2 cents per word is often the norm for content writing mills, too.

And this is consistent with what many surveys have found freelance content writing hourly rates to be. In my own survey of freelance writers, I found that 28% of freelance writers earn $15 or less per hour.

I also found that 2 cents per word is especially common among new freelance content writers.

This is similar to what other surveys of freelance writers have found: New writers tend to earn 10 cents per word of less. Often, much less.

The Good News

Yes – there is good news. Even for brand new content writers.

Once you understand how much you’ll have to pay in overhead and taxes, much less how much time it takes to find clients, you’ll be far more picky about which writing jobs you take.

Two cents per word might some bad, but workable… until you do the math. But that’s when you really see how much of a difference earning 10 cents per word can make.

Understanding the business side of content writing may also help motivate you to do other things that can drastically increase your hourly rate, like picking a niche. Or pressing for more bylines. Or building a network on LinkedIn.

All those tactics – and many more – can help you find work that is 20 cents, 30 cents, even sometimes a whole dollar per word.

But until you really look at your content writing like a business, and you really get serious about your hourly rate… you may end up making far, far less from your content writing than you’d think.