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Write fourteen as a number

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The question

Question: write fourteen as a number.

Write fourteen as a number

1 Find the tens

Teen means ten.

That is 1 ten.

teen → 1 ten

2 Find the ones

four means 4.

That is 4 ones.

four → 4 ones

3 Write the digits

1 goes in the tens.

4 goes in the ones.

So fourteen is 14.

= 14

4 Check

We read it back: 14 is fourteen.

Yes!

It works.

14 → fourteen

Let's look back.

First: find the tens.

Then: find the ones.

Then: write the digits.

Last: check.

Answer
= 14

Your turn

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Write fifteen as a number
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