Spaced numbers

[Susan Baker]

Hello! I just tried to post this a minute ago, but I don't see it. Hopefully this is not a duplicate question.

On problem 4, subsections a-d, there are spaces separating each digit for the student to decide where the decimal point would go.

Do I use the numeric space (dot 5) according to Rule 6.6 of the Rules of UEB, or should I use spaces followed by the numeric indicator and the digits?

Thank you.

Susan

 

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[kdejute]

Susan,

Thank you for your question! I appreciate your citing a section of Rules of UEB 💖🧠💖

I see that the directions in the example you shared say, "Write the decimal point in each product so that the equation is correct."

Thus, I am comfortable saying the spaces in the situation you shared are, as part of RUEB §6.6 says, "a separator in a single number."

And so it would make great sense to use the numeric space.

Consequently, item b from your example might look as follows:

braille: #j4ec"8#e "7 #b"f"e

print: b. 0.53×5 = 2 6 5

Braille on!
–Kyle

• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by kdejute. Reason: added quotation of directions from example shared
• This reply was modified 1 year, 7 months ago by kdejute.

[Susan Baker]

Thank you, Kyle!

Susan

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