How do you write 5.89 in word form?

To write 5.89 in Word form, you would say "five and eighty-nine hundredths." This breaks down the number into its whole number part (5) and its decimal part (0.89). When converting decimal numbers to Word form, you read the whole number part followed by "and" for the decimal point, and then read the decimal part digit by digit using the appropriate place value names.