Calculate 5 tens 3 ones

Step by step

The question

Question: what number is 5 tens and 3 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 53, the 5 is in the tens place.

The 3 is in the ones place.

So 5 tens and 3 ones is 53.

3 Check

5 tens is 50.

50 and 3 make 53.

Yes!

It works.

Let's look back.

First: show it with blocks.

Then: write the number.

Last: check.