Thousands with a silent tens place
60,702 splits into 60 | 702. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “seven hundred” directly.
Sixty thousand seven hundred two
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
60,702 splits into 60 | 702. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “seven hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | ten-thousands | 60,000 | sixty thousand |
| 0 | thousands | 0 | not spoken |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 2 | ones | 2 | two |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 60 | sixty thousand |
| final group | 702 | seven hundred two |
60,702 splits into 60 | 702. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “two” follows “seven hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 60 from 702: “sixty thousand” is read before “seven hundred two”.
The thousands and tens positions contain zero. They preserve place value in the numeral but add no spoken word.
The American English style used here normally omits “and” between “hundred” and the following tens or ones.