Thousands with a silent tens place
8,704 splits into 8 | 704. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “seven hundred” directly.
Eight thousand seven hundred four
Pattern: Thousands with a silent tens place
8,704 splits into 8 | 704. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “seven hundred” directly.
| Digit | Position | Value | Value in words |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | thousands | 8,000 | eight thousand |
| 7 | hundreds | 700 | seven hundred |
| 0 | tens | 0 | not spoken |
| 4 | ones | 4 | four |
| Group | Digits | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| thousands | 8 | eight thousand |
| final group | 704 | seven hundred four |
8,704 splits into 8 | 704. In the final group, the tens place is zero, so “four” follows “seven hundred” directly.
The comma boundary separates 8 from 704: “eight thousand” is read before “seven hundred four”.
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.