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437 in Words
The number 437 is written as four hundred thirty-seven. It is commonly used in various scenarios such as the number of pages in a book, a room number, or a bus route. In this topic, we will be discussing 437 in words.
How to write 437 in words?
Writing numbers in words is essential when filling official documents or checks. But how do we write a number like 437 in words?
The answer lies in breaking the number into its place values. Let’s look into how we represent 437 in its place values with the help of a place value chart. So for 437, we split the number into hundreds, tens, and ones. 4 represents the hundreds in place, 3 represents the tens, and 7 represents the ones.
Step 1: Begin with the leftmost digit, and assign each digit a place value as you move from left to right. For 437, we start from hundreds, tens, and then the ones place.
Step 2: Next, combine the values from each place and then read the values aloud. In 437, we can see that the number consists of 7 ‘ones’, 3 ‘tens’, and 4 ‘hundreds’. Starting from the leftmost value, read the number together from left to right, keeping in mind the place values.
When we read it out loud, we read it as “four hundred thirty-seven”.
Learn More About the Number 437
Now that we have learned how to express the number 437 in words, let us learn more about the properties of the number.
Common Mistakes and How to Avoid Them in 437 in Words
The following points are a few common mistakes that people make. When writing numbers into words, it can get a little confusing:
Mistake 1
Not placing digits in the correct place value order.
We must always ensure that the correct place value is used. A hyphen should be used to separate tens and ones in compound numbers from twenty-one through ninety-nine. Example:
Incorrect: Four hundred thirty seven
Correct: Four hundred thirty-seven
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Important Glossaries for 437 in Words
- Place value: The position of the digit in the place value chart. For example, in 437, the place value of 4 is hundred.
- Hyphen: A punctuation mark used to join words and to separate syllables of a single word. It is used in numbers like twenty-one and thirty-seven.
- Compound numbers: Numbers that are made up of two or more smaller numbers, joined by a hyphen, such as twenty-one or thirty-seven.
- Numeral: A symbol or group of symbols that represents a number. In 437, each digit is a numeral.
- Ordinal number: A number that tells the position of something in a list, such as first, second, or third.
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Hiralee Lalitkumar Makwana has almost two years of teaching experience. She is a number ninja as she loves numbers. Her interest in numbers can be seen in the way she cracks math puzzles and hidden patterns.
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