Hundreds with a hyphenated ending
475 combines “four hundred” with the hyphenated ending “seventy-five”.
Four hundred seventy-five
Pattern: Hundreds with a hyphenated ending
475 combines “four hundred” with the hyphenated ending “seventy-five”.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | hundreds | 400 | four hundred |
| 7 | tens | 70 | seventy |
| 5 | ones | 5 | five |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| units group | 475 | four hundred seventy-five |
475 combines “four hundred” with the hyphenated ending “seventy-five”.
The spelling contains one hyphen. Each hyphen joins a tens word to a non-zero ones word inside the same two-digit group.
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.