Thousands with a silent tens place
18,702 splits into 18 | 702. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “seven hundred” directly.
Eighteen thousand seven hundred two
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
18,702 splits into 18 | 702. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “seven hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ten-thousands | 10,000 | ten thousand |
| 8 | thousands | 8,000 | eight thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 18 | eighteen thousand |
| final group | 702 | seven hundred two |
18,702 splits into 18 | 702. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “seven hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 18 from 702: “eighteen thousand” is read before “seven hundred two”.
The tens position contains zero. It preserves place value in the numeral but adds no spoken word.
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.