Strawberry Queen Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 do we write out 103 as one hundred three or one hundred and three? I'm trying to figure out if we do it the way they present things in SM so that if I choose to have my dd do provincial testing she'll do it the correct way. TIA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunshine State Sue Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I tend to use and for between dollars and cents on checks only. I'm not Canadian though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rosie_0801 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I'm not Canadian either, but I don't know why you wouldn't put the "and" in. That's how you say it. Rosie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nukeswife Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I'm not canadian but my ds just covered this in TT and my dd just did in CLE math and both said "And" is used to represent a decimal point. So you would not use "and" when saying 103. Now if it was 100.3 you would say "One hundred and three tenths" so that the decimal would be clearly known. HTH Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janet in Toronto Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 The only time I ever write numbers out is on cheques. I would write "one hundred three and 40/100" (for $103.40). But I have no idea where this mental rule came from, or if it is even accurate or typical! Janet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Not Canadian either. Americans are supposed to say One hundred three. We're not supposed to put an "and" in but many do. I use "and" for decimal points, as that's the way I was taught. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 (edited) Canadian here! The standards here are to NOT say the word "and"... so it would be "one hundred three". :001_smile: So there. If you don't like it... well... I know where you live! LOL! But yes, our lovely R.D. provided me with the gr. 4 outcomes and it is there. Edited April 14, 2009 by specialmama typo... darn typo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mims Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I had a really old time math teacher in highschool that would correct us everytime we said 'and' in that situation. As previously mentioned, we aren't supposed to say 'and' but many, many people do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 The only time I ever write numbers out is on cheques. But what about saying it? It's something I've never considered before, but I'm glad it was brought up--with my 5 yo asking about 3 digit numbers lately, it's good to know how I should be telling her, so we don't have to correct ourselves later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dixie Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 One would say one hundred three as well. Dixie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmsmama Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 On cheques I put the "and", but otherwise I don't use it. I do occasionally say it, but ever since I started homeschooling I've been really careful not to because as others said, it supposed to be used to indicate a decimal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabelen Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I don't know in Canada. I know in the US it would be one hundred three, but in the UK 103 was always one hundred and three, so may be that's why you are getting mixed signals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chaik76 Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 But what about saying it? It's something I've never considered before, but I'm glad it was brought up--with my 5 yo asking about 3 digit numbers lately, it's good to know how I should be telling her, so we don't have to correct ourselves later. You shouldn't say "and" when you say "one hundred three" either. If you say one hundred and three, you are really saying "one hundred and three tenths". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 "and" indicates a decimal point. I can't imagine it would be different in Canada, but I have been wrong a time or two :D One hundred and three for 103 is the norm. I seem to remember that Singapore Maths 3rd edition follows this convention too. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wee Pip Posted April 14, 2009 Share Posted April 14, 2009 I knew it was wrong to teach my children an "and" in the middle (one hundred and three), but counting 3 digit numbers seemed so hard for them, that the "and" seemed to help them understand it better. I try to correct them now, but they refuse to accept it, and always insist on sticking an "and" in there. I suppose they'll survive... I'm glad it's accepted somewhere in the world! LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strawberry Queen Posted April 15, 2009 Author Share Posted April 15, 2009 Thanks for your help. I knew that it was one way in British culture and another in other cultures. The hard thing is figuring out when Canadians follow British tradition and when they don't.;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyAberlin Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 And is supposed to be used to represent the decimal point. It is actually incorrect to say and if there is not a decimal point. At least in the US it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julesnpebbles@suddenlink. Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 I'm Canadian and no, we don't say One Hundred And three. Common error when saying numbers. And is used when there is a decimal as others have said: ie. One hundred three dollars AND fifty two cents. hth Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUV2EDU Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 do we write out 103 as one hundred three or one hundred and three? I'm trying to figure out if we do it the way they present things in SM so that if I choose to have my dd do provincial testing she'll do it the correct way. TIA I'm not from Canada; however, this is how we were taught how to write out a check. One hundred three dollars and 00/100. The word "and" represents the decimal point. Video on how to write a check http://www.5min.com/Video/How-to-Write-a-Check-65150371 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LUV2EDU Posted April 15, 2009 Share Posted April 15, 2009 You shouldn't say "and" when you say "one hundred three" either. If you say one hundred and three, you are really saying "one hundred and three tenths". You are right. Since "and" represents the decimal place, it would look like this: 100.03 = One hundred and 03/100. The 3 would end up in the hundredths place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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