In English, 5.15 is read as “five point fifteen”. The number “5” is read as “five”. The decimal point is read as “point”. And “15” is read as “fifteen”. When reading decimals in English, we first read the whole number part, then say “point”, and finally read the decimal part as individual numbers. For example, 3.21 is read as “three point twenty-one”. Similarly, 7.6 is read as “seven point six”.
