Stage 2

Numbers, words and symbols (in billions)

Lesson

When we are writing numbers in numerals from words, we need to look at each part of the sentence which tells us the place value columns to use. In this video I also look at inequality symbols greater than and less than to compare numbers.

Worked Examples

Question 1

How do we write $8900003000$8900003000 in words?

$eight billion, three hundred million, nine thousand$
A
$eight billion, nine hundred million and three$
B
$eight billion, nine hundred million, three thousand$
C
$eight hundred and ninety million and three hundred$
D

Question 2

Write the following in numerals:

$eight billion, one hundred million, four thousand$

Question 3