Calculate 1 ten 7 ones

Step by step

The question

Question: what number is 1 ten and 7 ones?

1 Show it with blocks

A ten is 10 ones stuck together.

We count the tens, then the ones.

2 Write the number

In 17, the 1 is in the tens place.

The 7 is in the ones place.

So 1 ten and 7 ones is 17.

3 Check

1 ten is 10.

10 and 7 make 17.

Yes!

It works.

Let's look back.

First: show it with blocks.

Then: write the number.

Last: check.