Decimal question
Posted By: Moody Jen on 2006-01-10
In Reply to: 1.8 thousand... is that 1,800 or 18,000? - Brain has totally shut down tonight
Subject: Decimal question
QA here: 1.8 thousand (1.800)is typed 1,800 or you can type 1.8K (with K the appropriate approved abbrev for thousand). Personally I use 1.8K.
If it was 18,000, it would be 18K.
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