All numbers are built from tens and ones — like stacking blocks!
Every number you write is made of two parts: the TENS digit on the left, and the ONES digit on the right. Each digit has a place, and that place tells us its value.
23 = 2 tens + 3 ones 📦📦 + ✏️✏️✏️ = 20 + 3 = 23
In 47: • The 4 is in the TENS place → 4 tens = 40 • The 7 is in the ONES place → 7 ones = 7 40 + 7 = 47
What is 3 tens and 5 ones?
Remember This!
Always read the LEFT digit first — that is the tens. Then the RIGHT digit — that is the ones. The number 46 means 4 tens (40) and 6 ones.