Question 5 of 8beginner🔧 ApplyShort Answer2 marks

Play this game in two teams. One team will show a number using clap, snap and pat and the other team will guess it. Example: Clap – Snap Snap – Pat Pat Pat means 123 (One hundred and twenty three)

Correct Answer

Place Value Key: 1 clap = 100 (hundreds) 1 snap = 10 (tens) 1 pat = 1 (ones)

Example: 2 claps + 3 snaps + 5 pats = 200 + 30 + 5 = 235

How to Play: The other team identifies the number by counting each type of action.

Exercise: Let us Play | Q: 1 | (Page Page 9)
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Explanation

This kinesthetic activity reinforces place value understanding. Each action represents a place value: claps for hundreds, snaps for tens, and pats for ones. Students learn to decompose numbers into hundreds, tens, and ones through physical movement.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Understand that 1 clap = 100 (hundreds place)

  2. Step 2: Understand that 1 snap = 10 (tens place)

  3. Step 3: Understand that 1 pat = 1 (ones place)

  4. Step 4: Count each action type and multiply by its value.

  5. Step 5: Add the values: (claps × 100) + (snaps × 10) + (pats × 1) = total number.

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