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Understanding Place Value

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Understanding Place Value

Understanding Place Value

Base ten blocks showing tens and ones

🔢 Part 1: Understanding Tens and Ones

1. Look at the number 47. Circle the correct answer:

The 4 is in the ones place

The 4 is in the tens place

The 7 is in the tens place

2. What does the number 35 mean? Check all that are correct:

3 tens and 5 ones

30 + 5

5 tens and 3 ones

Thirty-five

3. Fill in the blanks:

In the number 62, the digit 6 is in the _______ place and means _______ tens.

The digit 2 is in the _______ place and means _______ ones.

🧮 Part 2: Building Numbers

4. Draw the tens and ones blocks for the number 28:

Tens blocks (draw rectangles):

Ones blocks (draw small squares):

5. Write the number that matches each description:

4 tens and 7 ones = _______

6 tens and 0 ones = _______

0 tens and 9 ones = _______

5 tens and 3 ones = _______

➕ Part 3: Number Sentences

6. Complete these number sentences:

43 = _____ tens + _____ ones

43 = _____ + _____

71 = _____ tens + _____ ones

71 = _____ + _____

7. Match each number with its expanded form:
1. 56
2. 80
3. 39
4. 64
A. 60 + 4
B. 30 + 9
C. 50 + 6
D. 80 + 0

🏫 Part 4: Real-Life Problems

8. There are 4 packs of ten pencils and 5 single pencils in the classroom. How many pencils are there altogether?

Answer: _______ pencils

9. Sarah has 7 ten-dollar notes and 3 one-dollar coins. How much money does she have?

Answer: $______

10. Explain in your own words what place value means:

🎯 Part 5: Challenge Questions

11. Circle the largest number:

89

98

79

87

12. Write these numbers in order from smallest to largest:

Numbers: 45, 54, 34, 43

13. What number am I?

• I have 6 ones

• I have 2 tens

• I am the number _______

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