The question was how would you write 78,005 in English. It didn’t say how do you write this decimal number. I wondered if it was but chose to go with thousands and not a decimal number because it was not specified.
Writing numbers in French and English
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Carolyn S.Kwiziq community member
Writing numbers in French and English
This question relates to:French lesson "Writing decimal numbers in French"
Asked 3 years ago
Bonjour Carolyn,
Your first hunch was correct! The rule is as follows: "In French, commas are used where decimal points are in English!" (from the lesson) and it is always the case. So, if you come across a number in French that contains a comma, the same number will use a decimal point in English.
See previous answer here: In French, 78,005 is equivalent to 78.005 in English
I hope this is helpful.
Bonne journée !
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