Answer
two hundred thirty-three and fifty-six thousandths
Work Step by Step
233.056
The whole number portion is 233. 2 is in the hundreds position, 3 is in the tens position and 3 is in the ones position.
The smallest decimal position is the thousandths position. The decimal part of the number is written as its whole number equivalent followed by "thousandths".
If 056 were a whole number 5 is in the tens position and 6 is in the ones position.