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Useful Hints for Dealing with Numbers - Answer Key
Type of Number
|
Number of Digits
|
Format
|
Mobile telephone
numbers |
Difficult to say,
probably between 8 to 10 |
Will be prefixed by '0'
|
Land telephone
numbers |
Again difficult to say, between
4 and 10 |
Normally prefixed by a '0'
|
Telephone numbers
abroad |
Will have more digits
than a number in-country |
Prefixed by '001' and the country
code, normally 2 digits |
A postcode in Australia
|
Between four to
five digits |
Together
|
A postcode in the UK
|
Digits and letters, normally
3 or 4 digits & 3 or 4 letters |
Seperated into 2 parts: letter(s)
+ digit(s) and letter(s) + digit(s) |
Short-term dates
(a few days or weeks) |
Between 2 & 4
|
Normal UK or Aus format: date+month
(not the US version of month+date)
- might also have a day-name included |
Long-term dates
(months or years) |
Between 3 & 6
|
Normal UK or Aus format: date+month+year
|
Duration of time
(eg: how long a journey takes) |
Depends on what kind
of journey (long/short & type of transport |
Normally will be a few hours, or possible
weeks or even months for journeys by sea |
A person’s age
|
One or two.
Possibly 3, but not likely |
Together
|
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