Mr. R.’s World of Math

Commas in Numbers

every 3 digits starting from the RIGHT SIDE!

Count 3 digits,
Write first comma,
It says thousand,
End of drama!
comma purple
3 more digits?
Second comma!
It says million,
End of drama!
comma purple
Curly commas,
Lead the charge,
In saying numbers,
When they’re large…

 

Example 1:

For the number:

45,628

Say:
“forty five” 
“thousand” (for the comma)
“six hundred twenty eight”

 

Example 2

For the number:

 345,245,323

Say:
“three hundred forty five”
“million” (for the first comma) 
“two hundred forty five” 
“thousand” (for the second comma)
“three hundred twenty three”

RELATED MATH MUSIC VIDEOS

RELATED MATH SONGS

Join Mr. R. on YouTube