All about numbers:

How to say these symbols and numbers:

% = per cent                                                                                 1/2  = a half/one half
1/4  =  a quarter/one quarter                                                      3/4 = three quarters
1/3 = a third/one third                                                                2/3 = two thirds
1/5 = a fifth/ one fifth                                                                  1/6 = a sixth/one sixth
6.4 = six point four
3.25 = three point two five (NOT three point twenty five)
Pronunciation of minus = my-nus

Making numbers sound more interesting:

Here are some examples of ways you can talk about numbers, with-out just reading out the numbers themselves:
 
6 out or 12 applicants                                        Half of the applicants
                                                                            50 per cent of the applicants
 
7 out of 12 applicants                                       (Just) over half of the applicants
                                                                            Around half of the applicants            
                                                                       
5 out of 12 applicants                                       (Just) under half of the applicants
                                                                            Around half of the applicants
                                                           
5 out of 20 responses                                       A quarter of the responses
                                                                            One in four responses
                                                                            25% of the responses
 
10 out of 50 employees                                    One fifth of employees
                                                                            One in five employees
                                                                            20% of employees
 
115 out of 300 people                                       More than one in three people
                                                                            More than one third of people

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How to say large numbers:

​If you are unsure how to say large numbers in English e.g. 12,576 or 330,490 watch this explanation video:

​You can test your understanding when listening to large numbers in the video below. I read out ten numbers and you have to write down what you hear.