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Write thirty as a number

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The question

Question: write thirty as a number.

Write thirty as a number

1 Find the tens

thirty means 3 tens.

thirty → 3 tens

2 Find the ones

There is no ones word.

That means 0 ones.

no ones word → 0 ones

3 Write the digits

3 goes in the tens.

0 goes in the ones.

So thirty is 30.

= 30

4 Check

We read it back: 30 is thirty.

Yes!

It works.

30 → thirty

Let's look back.

First: find the tens.

Then: find the ones.

Then: write the digits.

Last: check.

Answer
= 30

Your turn

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Write sixty as a number
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