Question

23,408 written in words is thousand, hundred and eight.

• A. twenty-three
• B. twenty
• C. forty
• D. four

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (D)

four

Let’s place the digits under the place value chart.

$\begin{array}{ccccc}TTh& Th& H& T& O\\ 2& 3& 4& 0& 8\end{array}$

23,408 has 2 ten thousands, 3 thousands, 4 hundreds, 0 tens, and 8 ones.
Therefore, the number can be read as twenty-three thousand, four hundred and eight.