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Place Value: Tens and Ones

Mathematics Grade 1 Difficulty 2/5

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Place Value: Tens and Ones

Numbers have special places.

Each place has a value.

Tens

Ones

The tens place is on the left.

The ones place is on the right.

4

4 tens = 40

2

2 ones = 2

So 42 means:

4 tens and 2 ones

40 + 2 = 42

Think of tens as bundles!

10 sticks make one bundle.

Loose sticks are ones.

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