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Basic Knowledge of Writing Expressing Numbers in English Fancy B: Expressing Numbers in English 1. Large numbers The order: billion, million, thousand, hundred 350; 425; 783 1,258; 14,480; 250,000 2,480,600; 5,100,320,000; No fewer than 1,500 were present in this meeting. Taiwan has an area of 36, 000 square kilometers. Over 1 million people were homeless because of earthquake. Our advertising budget is 2 million dollars. The population of Canada is about 29 million. We supply the nation with 240 million jin/500 grams of vegetables annually. China had 420 million Internet users by June 2010. The investment cost over 1 billion Euros. It is estimated that over 10 billion yuan will be put into the project. 2. Decimals Examples: 2.36--- two point three six 3.105; 19.01; 0.24; 2.3万 18.69+3.05=21.74 18 point 6 9 plus 3 point 0 5 is 21 point 7 4. His annual income is about ￡35,000. 3. Percentages 37%--- thirty seven percent 21%; 5%; 0.8% The price of cotton decreased by 20%. Sales of laptop have increased to more than 30%. Chinas GDP grew by 10.3% in 2010, above 2009s 9.2% expansion. 4. Fractions 1/3--- one third; 3/9--- three ninths ?--- one quarter; ?--- one half 6/7; ?; 2? About three fifths of the workers in that steel factory are young people. Two thirds of the land in this province is covered with trees and grass. Three quarters of the world’s books and newspapers are written in English. 5. Other Expressions 1) speed 100 mph 2) weight 40 kg 30 lbs 3) phone number 520-447-9821转213 4) date 11/04/65 100 miles per hour 40 kilograms 30 poundsextension—ex, ext, x, xtn November the fourth nineteen sixty-five The maximum speed of this expressway is no more than 150kmph. His weight has grown to 70kg. My office number is 400-880-9191 ext 26. The People’s Republic of China was founded on Oct. the first nineteen forty-nine. 5) temperature 23℃ 83℉ 6) height 1m 80cm 180