>If you have a number as 3456 (read as 3,456) only after placing the ","
>properly that you would determine that 3 as a left most digit is falling in
>the thousandth place and hence the whole number is Three thousand Four
>hundred and Fifty Six.

<nitpicking /on>
3,456 is NOT "three thousand, four hundred and fifty six".

3,456 is "three thousand, four hundred, fifty six", OR
"three thousand, four hundred, fifty-six".  (Either is acceptable).

"Three thousand, four hundred and fifty six" is 3,400.56.

"AND" in the written form denotes the presence of a decimal, much
as in dollars "one hundred and fourteen" is $100.14.

If you don't believe me, I'll sick my seventh grade Algebra teacher
on you, and she was MEAN!
<nitpicking /off>

Rs~

Russ Smith, Systems Consultant
Problem Solved, Credit Union Consulting
Vacaville, CA  95687
r s m i t h @ c u - h e l p . c o m

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