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The multiples of 10

Understand that the multiples of 10 (10, 20, 30 … 90) represent one to nine tens and 0 ones

Suggested ages 6–7

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Learning journey

Your child is learning how numbers work by understanding place value — discovering that in two-digit numbers, each digit has a different value depending on whether it represents tens or ones.

Evidence of understanding

  • Explain that 30 means 3 tens and 0 ones
  • Represent 50 using 5 tens rods and no unit cubes
  • Match decade numbers to their tens representation

Assessment prompt

Can The multiples of 10 explain that 60 means 6 tens and no ones — and that this is why the ones column has a zero as a placeholder?

Standards alignment

1.NBT.2.cUS · ccss-math

Multiples of 10

Common Core State Standards for Mathematics · 1