Write the decimal in words.
-6.98
A)six and ninety-eight tenths
B)six and ninety-eight millionths
C)six and ninety-eight hundredths
D)six and ninety-eight thousandths

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The number 6.98 has a digit in the hundredths place, which means it should be read as "six and ninety-eight hundredths". Choice A is incorrect because tenths place is occupied by the digit 9, not 8. Choice B is incorrect because millionths place is three places to the right of the decimal point, not two. Choice D is incorrect because thousandths place is one place to the right of the hundredths place, not two.

Write the Decimal in Words