Topics: Starter | Number | Place Value

• 8th Grade Class, Waverly Jr High
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• You should not use and in writing numbers. And stands for the decimal point.
• H Stockwell, Freebrough Specialist Engineering College
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• As a GCSE examiner I can assure you "and" does not stand for decimal point, "point" stands for decimal point.
• The Best Maths Class Ever 8cd/m2, King Alfreds Wantage
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• We found this starter very very easy, but it was also very fun. Its a good start for the leason ahead,most of us got all four right.
• Andrew, Vietnam
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• Please never use 'and' for the decimal point. It's not true!!!!!
  You say three point 6 seconds. (3.6s) not three 'and' 6 seconds. That doesn't even make sense!!!!!
• AW, Worldly Knowledge
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• Definitely say point for point, not and. Please.
• Transum,
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• There was a similar discussion about the word 'and' on the 7th October Starter. It does remind us that there are different ways of writing mathematics around the world.
• Belinda, Canada
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• When I teach, I use the word "and" to denote the decimal. But I would SAY the word as 3 and 6 tenths. I only do this when teaching students about decimals and place value. It's important that they know what it means. Then we can go to 3 point 6.
• John May, Facebook
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• A chicken pie in Jamaica costs E2.00
  A chicken pie in Trinadad costs E2.40
  A chicken pie in St Kitts costs E2.15
  These are the pie rates of the Caribbean.

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