¿Como se escribe decimales en América Latina?

Question

How do you write decimals in Latin America

Sé que en España se escribe un millión - 1.000000 y se escribe una media - 0,5. ¿Es lo mismo in América Latina?

I know in Spain you write one million as 1.000000 and one half as 0,5. Is is the same in Latin America?

Good question. - --Mariana--, Apr 7, 2010

Answer 1

I found this online.

Comma and period usage in numbers is reversed from what it is in English; in other words, Spanish uses a decimal comma.

For example, 12,345.67 in English becomes 12.345,67 in Spanish, and $89.10 becomes $89,10.

Publications in Mexico and Puerto Rico, however, generally use the same number style as is used in the United States.

Of couse, Mexico and Puerto Rico have ties with the U S - Fidalgo, Apr 7, 2010

Answer 2

In Portuguese

Decimals: a comma is used to separate decimals from units, e.g. 3.7 = 3,7.

Numbers: a point is used to separate thousands from hundreds, e.g. 3,000 = 3.000. Numbers over 9999 are separated by either a space or a dot, e.g. 16,000 units = 16 000/16.000.

Source: http://www.translationdirectory.com/article635.htm

Answer 3

Entonces, la mayoria de países en américa latina se usan la sistema de España. ¡Gracias amigos!

Answer 4

Here is a list of some of the Latin America countries that use the decimal point instead of the comma:

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Costa Rica, Chile, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Paraguay, Portugal, Uruguay, Venezuela.