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Understanding Place Value

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Understanding Place Value

Count the tens and ones. You can draw dots or use the boxes to show your thinking.

Tens and Ones

1.There is 1 ten and 3 ones. What number do they show?
2.Which choice shows 15?
  • 1 ten and 5 ones
  • 1 ten and 3 ones
  • 2 tens and 5 ones
3.Draw 12 dots. Put ten dots together in the first box, then draw the leftover dots in the second box.

One ten

Leftover ones

4.Fill in both blanks: 17 has ten and ones.
5.Fill in both blanks: 20 has tens and ones.

Number Detective

6.I have 1 ten and 6 ones. What number am I?
7.Select every way to show 14.
  • 14 ones
  • 1 ten and 4 ones
  • 2 tens and 4 ones
  • 10 + 4
8.Sort these numbers into the boxes: 11, 16, 8, 19, 13. Put numbers with one ten in the first box. Put numbers with no tens in the second box.

Has one ten

Has no tens

9.Draw a picture of 18 using tens and ones. Show the ten together, then draw the leftover ones.

2 printable pages

  • Understanding Place Value, page 1 of 2: Tens and Ones

    Page 1

  • Understanding Place Value, page 2 of 2: Number Detective

    Page 2

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