DIECISIETE CON VEITIDOS CENTESIMAS (17,22)

English translation: Seventeen point two two

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Spanish term or phrase:DIECISIETE CON VEITIDOS CENTESIMAS (17,22)
English translation:Seventeen point two two
Entered by: Edward Tully

21:39 May 7, 2013
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Mathematics & Statistics
Spanish term or phrase: DIECISIETE CON VEITIDOS CENTESIMAS (17,22)
SEVENTEEN AND TWENTY TWO HUNDREDTH (17.22)

CORRECTO?
Richard Ramirez
Local time: 19:20
Seventeen point two two
Explanation:
More common in statistics than "twenty two".
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Edward Tully
Local time: 00:20
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Summary of answers provided
4 +4Seventeen point two two
Edward Tully
4 +2Seventeen and twenty-two hundredths
Ashleigh Martinez
4 +1seventeen point twenty two
Lafayette Eaton


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Seventeen and twenty-two hundredths


Explanation:
Just make it plural!

Ashleigh Martinez
Spain
Local time: 00:20
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steven Huddleston: Spot on!
2 mins
  -> Thank you, Steven!

agree  Neil Ashby: If for the time of race...."seventeen seconds and twenty-two hundredths"
9 hrs
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
seventeen point twenty two


Explanation:
While it is formally correct to use "hundredths" (must be plural), it is not very common. If it is a formal or legal document you may use hundredths, otherwise "point" is used to indicate a decimal.

Lafayette Eaton
Chile
Local time: 20:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 28

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julio Bereciartu
1 hr

neutral  Neil Ashby: "point twenty two" is not a very typical way of saying either, not in a scientific setting
9 hrs
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53 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
Seventeen point two two


Explanation:
More common in statistics than "twenty two".

Edward Tully
Local time: 00:20
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Thanks

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Helena Chavarria: You're right! I had completely forgotten what my maths teacher used to say: decimal figures are always said separately. E.g. for practical uses, pi is three point one four two; not three point one hundred and forty-two.
7 mins
  -> Many thanks! ;-)

agree  Joel Schaefer: right, not "point twenty-two"
56 mins
  -> Many thanks! ;-)

agree  Rachel Fell: most likely (awaiting context...)
1 hr
  -> Many thanks! ;-)

agree  Neil Ashby: Almost certainly this is the correct answer. WIth zero context we can never be certain.
9 hrs
  -> True, many thanks Neil! ;-)
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