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Re: Wildly OT: Simple math question
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Dennis Handly <[log in to unmask]>
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Dennis Handly <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 1 Oct 2001 18:01:07 -0600
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Tom Emerson ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: I was going to chime in to note that the only time I consciously use the
: word "and" when WRITING numbers is to denote a decimal when writing a
: check, and even then, the "decimal" portion is noted as a fraction, i.e.,
:    "three hundred, forty-six AND 10/100" ["dollars" prewritten on check]

That's what I was taught too.  Except I use "ten hundredths".

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