Question

I am helping my niece out with 3rd grade math:

How many 10s are in 432?

Is it 3 or 30?

Answer 1

I assume you mean how many 10's are indicated in the "ten's place" as in 3

(If this were money, counted out in 10 dollar bills, you could use 43 tens, which I assume is not what this question is asking)

Answer 2

lol, exact question please? Very vague.

Answer 3

to finish up

there are 4 "one hundreds"
3 "tens"
2 "ones"

Answer 4

That works.

Answer 5

This video may be useful
http://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/multiplication-division/v/place-value-1

Answer 6

Thanks! LordVictorius that was the exact question!
Phi I think you have it right on! That is what I was thinking!