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Write sixty as a number

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The question

Question: write sixty as a number.

Write sixty as a number

1 Find the tens

sixty means 6 tens.

sixty → 6 tens

2 Find the ones

There is no ones word.

That means 0 ones.

no ones word → 0 ones

3 Write the digits

6 goes in the tens.

0 goes in the ones.

So sixty is 60.

= 60

4 Check

We read it back: 60 is sixty.

Yes!

It works.

60 → sixty

Let's look back.

First: find the tens.

Then: find the ones.

Then: write the digits.

Last: check.

Answer
= 60

Your turn

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Write seventy as a number
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70

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