Is the World Record 9.58 s or 9,58 s?

This article might be out of date really soon, but that isn't the point. As of this writing, the World record in Men's 100 m is 9.58 s, but for many people, the decimal is written as a comma rather than a point, so the record would be 9,58 s.

At Math-Drills.com, we strive to provide free math worksheets to the World which is why we try to include international versions as much as possible.

On our Money page, we have now split into two other versions, Euro money worksheets and British money worksheets. We thought this would be the best solution rather than packing all of the various versions into the same page. We should also have an Australian version in the near future as we have the permission to use the coin images from the Royal Australian Mint, but we don't have any good quality coin images.

You might notice that our Euro versions of money worksheets include commas for decimals which should look very natural for many people outside North America and the U.K. and downright confusing for those who usually use a comma as a thousands separator.

Number formats aren't as easy as different decimal symbols. There are many formats around the World, but the most common ones are the U.S. format (1,234,567.89), European Format (1.234.567,89) and the SI version which consists of spaces for thousands separators and either a comma for a decimal (French e.g. 1 234 567,89) or a point for a decimal (English e.g. 1 234 567.89). Canada is one country that uses a variety of formats. In English schools, students may learn the U.S. format and/or the SI English format. In French schools, students tend to learn the SI French version.

We've recently gone a step further and begun to create a separate European Format version of our decimals page AND created the worksheets with A4 dimensions. Here is an example of one of our newest worksheets:

Hopefully, we will eventually have versions for every possible scenario, but that might take a while.

But what about other languages, you might ask. What if you are in Germany and want to not only have German number formats, but also German titles and instructions? Well, one day that might come, but in the meantime, you can always use a PDF editor or good old scissors and glue to make the title and instructions in your own language.

Of course, if you are willing to help out with translations, please get in contact with us. We are currently seeking someone to translate the website into a Spanish version, but we are open to other suggestions as well. We are also working hard on our French language version at MathsLibres.com.

In the meantime, if you notice anything that we got wrong or needs improvement, please let us know.

Enjoy the rest of the Olympic Games, one of the best opportunities for summer math activities to come in four years!