Convert Decimal to Words: Writing 0.532 in Verbal Form

Count the decimal places! 1 place = 10, 2 places = 100, 3 places = 1000. Since 0.532 has 3 decimal places, use 1000 as the denominator.

Include them in your count! For example, 0.520 still has 3 decimal places, so it becomes $\frac{520}{1000}$, which simplifies to $\frac{52}{100}$.

You need all the digits after the decimal point! Missing digits changes the value completely. 532 thousandths is very different from 53 hundredths.

The question asks for the decimal in words, which means as a fraction. $\frac{532}{1000}$ is the correct word form, even if it could be simplified.

It means you have 532 parts out of 1000 equal parts. The word 'thousandths' tells you the denominator is 1000, and 'five hundred thirty-two' gives you the numerator 532.