Mathematical symbols, fractions, decimals in English
The table below shows the way how we say mathematical symbols, fractions and decimals in English.
| Write | Read |
|---|---|
| 2 + 2 = 4 | 2 and/plus 2 equal/eguals 4 2 and 2 is/are four 2 and 2 make/makes |
| 9 - 3 = 6 | 9 minus 3 equals 6 9 take away 3 equals 6 3 from 9 equals/is/makes 6 |
| 9 x 3 = 27 | 9 multiplied by 3 equals 27 9 times 3 is 27 Three nines (lub nine threes) are 27 |
| 9 / 3 = 3 | 9 divided by (lub over) 3 equals 3 3 into nine is/goes 3 |
| 3% | three per cent |
| 3 1/2% | three and a half per cent |
| 3% | three per cent |
| 3.5% | three point five per cent |
| 1/4 | a / one quarter |
| 2 1/4 | two and a quarter |
| 1/2 | a / one half |
| 2 1/2 | two and a half |
| 3/4 | three quarters |
| 3 3/4 | three and three quarters |
| 45.987 | forty five point nine eight seven |