"Hundredths" Example Sentences
1. The answer needs to be rounded to two decimal places, or hundredths.
2. The recipe calls for a quarter teaspoon of salt, which is equivalent to 0.25 hundredths of a teaspoon.
3. The stock market experienced a fluctuation of two hundredths of a percent yesterday.
4. The test score was recorded as 92.33 out of 100, or 92 and 33 hundredths.
5. The rainfall in the area was measured at 0.85 inches, or eighty-five hundredths of an inch.
6. The gas station is selling gas for $2.19 per gallon and nine hundredths of a cent.
7. The batting average of the baseball player is .379, which is thirty-seven and nine hundredths.
8. The plane is scheduled to arrive at 10:30, or ten and thirty hundredths in the morning.
9. The measurement of the board was recorded as 5.67 feet, or five and sixty-seven hundredths of a foot.
10. The decimal equivalent of three-eighths is .375, or thirty-seven and five hundredths.
11. The BMI calculation for the patient was 19.24, rounded to two decimal points or nineteen and twenty-four hundredths.
12. The distance of the race was 6.25 miles, or six and twenty-five hundredths of a mile.
13. The temperature outside is currently 89.32 degrees, or eighty-nine and thirty-two hundredths.
14. The test was scored out of 50 and the student received a 48.15, or forty-eight and fifteen hundredths.
15. The bank is offering a savings account with a 2.5% interest rate, compounded daily to the nearest hundredth.
16. The weight of the item was measured at 10.03 pounds, or ten and three hundredths.
17. The athlete's best time in the race was 12.86 seconds, or twelve and eighty-six hundredths of a second.
18. The coupon gives a discount of 15%, or fifteen hundredths of the original price.
19. The car's fuel efficiency is 27.94 miles per gallon, or twenty-seven and ninety-four hundredths.
20. The recipe calls for a third of a cup of sugar, which is equivalent to 0.33 hundredths of a cup.
21. The inflation rate increased by 0.02%, or two hundredths of a percent, last month.
22. The camera has a zoom of 2.75x, or two and seventy-five hundredths times the original size.
23. The pH level of the water is 7.54, or seven and fifty-four hundredths.
24. The recipe calls for 1.5 teaspoons of baking powder, or one and five hundredths.
25. The exam score was recorded as 88.91%, or eighty-eight and ninety-one hundredths.
26. The capacity of the cup is 12.78 ounces, or twelve and seventy-eight hundredths.
27. The GPS coordinates are N 37.60 and W 122.40, or thirty-seven and sixty hundredths and one-hundred-twenty-two and forty hundredths.
28. The currency exchange rate is 1.12 dollars for one euro, or one and twelve hundredths.
29. The volume of the container is 6.43 cubic feet, or six and forty-three hundredths.
30. The room temperature is displaying as 72.63 degrees, or seventy-two and sixty-three hundredths.
Common Phases
1. The stopwatch measures time in
hundredths of a second;
2. The athlete broke the world record by just a few
hundredths of a second;
3. The price of oil increased by a few
hundredths of a dollar per gallon;
4. The scientist calculated the accuracy of the instrument to two decimal places, or
hundredths;
5. The teacher graded the exam by assigning points for each correct answer, with partial credit given to answers that were off only by a few
hundredths.