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Place Value Te Reo

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Place Value Te Reo

Use tens and ones to build each number. Te reo Māori number names are included to help you connect place value with counting.

Read and build numbers

In these number names, tekau means ten and tahi means one. For example, toru tekau mā ono means 3 tens and 6 ones: 36. Number-word key: rua = 2, toru = 3, whā = 4, rima = 5, ono = 6, whitu = 7, waru = 8, iwa = 9.

1.A kapa haka group is sorting tickets. Which te reo Māori number name matches 23?
  • rua tekau mā toru
  • toru tekau mā rua
  • rua tekau mā whā
2.A box is labelled whā tekau mā rima. Write the number using digits.
3.The number 67 has tekau (tens) and tahi (ones). Fill in both blanks.
4.A number is made from 3 tekau and 8 tahi. What is the number? Write the digits and its te reo Māori name.
5.A student says, “In 84, the 8 means 8 ones.” Is the student correct? Explain what the 8 represents.

Tens, ones and number order

Use what you know about place value to solve each challenge.

6.Match each te reo Māori number name to its number.
  • rima tekau mā tahi
  • toru tekau mā ono
  • whitu tekau mā rua
  • 51
  • 36
  • 72
7.Place the numbers 29, 47 and 73 in order from smallest to largest on the number line.
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8.Arjun has 5 bundles of ten and 9 single counters. How many counters does she have? Write the answer in digits and in te reo Māori.
9.A number has 7 tens. Its ones digit is 2 less than 7. What is the number? Write its name in te reo Māori.
10.Create a number between 20 and 99 that has 4 tens. Write the number, say how many ones it has, and write its te reo Māori name.

3 printable pages

  • Place Value Te Reo, page 1 of 3: Read and build numbers

    Page 1

  • Place Value Te Reo, page 2 of 3: Tens, ones and number order

    Page 2

  • Place Value Te Reo, page 3 of 3: 9. A number has 7 tens. Its ones digit is 2 less than 7. What is the number? Write its

    Page 3

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