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What will you write on these slips for making 231?

Correct Answer

Step 1: Break 231 into place values: 200 + 30 + 1

Step 2: 200 needs 2 slips of 100

Step 3: 30 needs 3 slips of 10

Step 4: 1 needs 1 slip of 1

Step 5: Total slips = 2 + 3 + 1 = 6 slips

Answer: Write 2 slips of 100, 3 slips of 10, and 1 slip of 1.

This gives: 100 + 100 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 1 = 231

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Explanation

231 = 200 + 30 + 1 = 2 hundreds + 3 tens + 1 one. So we need 2 slips of 100, 3 slips of 10, and 1 slip of 1. Total 6 slips used.

Solution Steps

  1. Step 1: Break 231 into place values: 200 + 30 + 1

  2. Step 2: 200 needs 2 slips of 100

  3. Step 3: 30 needs 3 slips of 10

  4. Step 4: 1 needs 1 slip of 1

  5. Step 5: Total slips = 2 + 3 + 1 = 6 slips

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