"Fifty-six and forty-two hundredths" in standard form is written as:

56.42

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1. How do you convert "sixty-three and seventy-five thousandths" to standard form?
2. What is "seven hundred and two and one tenth" in standard form?
3. How do you write 0.056 in words?
4. What is the standard form of "twelve and nine hundredths"?
5. How do you convert the word form of a number with thousandths to standard form?

Tip: Remember, the word "hundredths" refers to the second decimal place.