1–2
Name
Date
Dotted Numbers
People who are blind use a system of raised dots, called Braille, to read and write
numbers. Each digit has its own Braille sign made up of an arrangement of dots. A
special number sign is placed before the digit signs to show that they are numbers.
Number
Sign
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Write each Braille number in standard form, expanded form, and word form.
The first one is done for you.
1.
463; 400 ⴙ 60 ⴙ 3;
four hundred sixty-three
3.
4.
5.
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2.
1–2
Name
Date
Dotted Numbers
People who are blind use a system of raised dots, called Braille, to read and write
numbers. Each digit has its own Braille sign made up of an arrangement of dots. A
special number sign is placed before the digit signs to show that they are numbers.
Number
Sign
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
Write each Braille number in standard form, expanded form, and word form.
The first one is done for you.
1.
463; 400 ⴙ 60 ⴙ 3;
four hundred sixty-three
2.
308; 300 ⴙ 8 (or 300 ⴙ 0 ⴙ 8);
3.
719; 700 ⴙ 10 ⴙ 9;
seven hundred nineteen
4.
250; 200 ⴙ 50 (or 200 ⴙ 50 ⴙ 0);
two hundred fifty
5.
914; 900 ⴙ 10 ⴙ 4;
nine hundred fourteen
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three hundred eight