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Understanding Place Value Basics

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Understanding Place Value Basics

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📚 Part 1: Understanding Tens and Ones

1. What does the number 47 mean?

4 ones and 7 tens

4 tens and 7 ones

47 ones

2. Which number has 3 tens and 8 ones?

83

38

308

3. The number 56 is made up of:

5 tens and 6 ones

6 tens and 5 ones

56 tens

4. Fill in the blanks:

The number 92 has _____ tens and _____ ones.

The number 64 has _____ tens and _____ ones.

✏️ Part 2: Breaking Apart Numbers

5. Break apart these numbers into tens and ones:

73 = _____ tens + _____ ones

85 = _____ tens + _____ ones

29 = _____ tens + _____ ones

60 = _____ tens + _____ ones

6. Build these numbers using tens and ones. Write the number:

6 tens and 3 ones = _____

4 tens and 9 ones = _____

8 tens and 1 one = _____

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

🎯 Part 3: Challenge Questions

8. What number am I?

• I have 7 ones

• I have 3 tens

• My number is: _____

9. If you add 1 more ten to the number 45, what number do you get?

46

55

145

10. Draw or describe how you would use blocks to show the number 52:

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