Write the decimal number in words.
-0.5121
A)five thousand one hundred twenty-one hundredths
B)five thousand one hundred twenty-one ten-thousandths
C)five thousand one hundred twenty-one thousandths
D)five thousand one hundred twenty-one hundred-thousandths

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The number is less than one, so it is in the realm of thousandths or smaller. The digit 5 is in the ten-thousandths place, followed by 1, 2, and 1 in the hundred-thousandths, millionths, and ten-millionths places respectively. Therefore, the correct way to read this number is "five thousand one hundred twenty-one ten-thousandths." The number 0.5121 has four decimal places, which means it is in ten-thousandths. The digit in the ten-thousandths place is 1, so the answer is "five thousand one hundred twenty-one ten-thousandths."

Write the Decimal Number in Words