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Writing numbers up to 100 in words - convert words to digits

Number words are math spelling. Convert words to digits by listening for tens and ones.

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Lesson 4 of 186

Concept

Number words tell place value: - "forty-two" means 4 tens and 2 ones -> 42 - "sixty" means 6 tens and 0 ones -> 60

Helpful pattern: - twenty, thirty, forty, fifty, sixty, seventy, eighty, ninety - Add ones after a hyphen: twenty-one, thirty-six, ninety-nine.

If you hear just one word like "seven," write 7. If you hear a tens word and an ones word, combine them.

Try it

Write the digits: 1. thirty-four 2. fifty 3. eighty-two 4. nineteen 5. sixty-seven

Write in words: 6. 41 7. 90 8. 58