How to Write Words in Numbers?

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How to convert words in to numbers (up to Ten Thousand)?

Let's learn this using an example.
Convert four thousand, one hundred and fifty-three to numbers.
Step 1: Create a place value chart as shown below:
How to convert words in to numbers?
Step 2: Mark the keywords "thousand" and "hundred" and insert the associated words in thousand and hundreds place respectively. So in our example four is associated with thousand and one is associated with hundred. Fill it in the chart as shown below:
How to convert words in to numbers?
Step 3: Insert the final two numbers based on the last part of the words. In our example it is fifty-three so it can be broken down as 5 and 3.
How to convert words in to numbers?
Step 4: Combine all the numbers.
How to convert words in to numbers?

How to write numbers in words?

1. A library has four thousand, one hundred and fifty-three books. Write the number of books in numerals.

The library has 4153 books.

2. A shop sold three thousand, seven hundred and twenty-eight T-shirts.
It also sold one thousand, two hundred and five skirts.
How many more T-shirts than skirts did it sell.
Give your answer in figures.

The shop sold 3728 T-Shirts.
The shop sold 1205 skirts.
The shop sold 2523 more T-shirts than skirts.