Place Value Practice: Decomposing 35 into Tens and Units

How many units and tens are needed to make the number 35?

To solve this problem, let's break down each step:

• Step 1: Identify the tens in 35. We do this by dividing 35 by 10. So, $35 \div 10 = 3$ with a quotient of 3. This means there are 3 tens. The remainder tells us how many units are left.
• Step 2: Find the number of units. The remainder from the division is $35 \mod 10 = 5$. This indicates there are 5 units.

Now, let's confirm our solution: 3 tens mean $3 \times 10 = 30$ and adding 5 units results in $30 + 5 = 35$. Therefore, the number 35 is correctly expressed as 3 tens and 5 units.

Consequently, the solution to the problem is five units and three tens.