Ben receives packs of Pokemon cards from his friends for his birthday. Marc gives him 1 pack, then John gives him 7 packs, and finally Greg gives him 8 packs. To count all the cards together, Ben's friends group them by place value into hundreds, tens, and ones. Marc has 3 hundreds, 1 ten, and 2 ones for a total of 302 cards. John has 5 hundreds, 2 tens, and 4 ones for a total of 524 cards. Greg has 6 hundreds and 6 ones for a total of 606 cards. For Ben to have as many cards as each friend, he would need 302 more cards than Marc, 524 more than John, and 606 more than Greg.

1. Tens of Pokemons
By: Amanda Chambers

2. “It’s Saturday!” Ben yelled. He has waited
all week for this day to come. In just a few
short minutes his best friend from school
will arrive to celebrate his birthday.

3. *Ding Dong* When Ben heard the bell ring he
jumped up and greeted Marc at the door. “Hey
Ben, Happy birthday this is for you!” Marc said
as he handed Ben a pack of ten Pokemon cards.
Ben has been wanting to begin his collection
since all his friends had Pokemon cards.
“Thanks!” said Ben.
How many ones does a ten have in it?

4. As Ben and his friend were playing
with their cards, he heard a knock
on the door. “Ben you have a
friend” his mom said. Ben was
surprised to see John come into the
room since he wasn’t expecting
anyone else. “Hey Ben! This is for
you.” John handed Ben 7 packs of
Pokemon cards.
Ben had one pack of cards and he just got 7 more packs. How many packs of ten does Ben have in all now? What’s the
number?

5. “Woah! Thanks man!” Ben, John, and Marc
didn’t waste any time and quickly began looking
through all their cards.

6. Just then the bell rang. It was Greg with more
Pokemon cards for Ben. “ 8 packs of cards?
Wow! Thank you! I must have more than you all
now!” Ben said excitedly.
Ben’s first got 1 pack of cards, then 7, and then 8 how many packs of ten does he have now?

7. “No way!” Ben’s friends all said together. All of
his friends took out their own cards and began to
count. There was one problem though, they
didn’t know how to begin! Their cards were no
longer in its packs, but put all together in a bag.
“I have WAY too many to count” Marc said. All
Ben’s friends agreed.
Can you think of a way Ben’s friends can quickly and easily count their cards?

8. “Nothings too difficult! How about you group
your cards by place value?” Ben said. Marc
started first. Well here are all my cards.
hundred
hundred
ten
hundred
How many hundreds, tens, and ones does Marc have? How many in all?
one
one
one

9. “My turn!”said John.
ten
ten
hundred
hundred
hundred
hundred
ten
hundred
How many hundreds, tens, and ones does John have? How many in all?
ten
one
one
one
one

10. hundred
“The amount of cards you all have is cute. Look
at what I have!” said Greg.
one
one
one
hundred
hundred
hundred
hundred
hundred
hundred
How many hundreds, tens, and ones does John have? How many in all?
one
one
one

11. “Looks like I still have a long way to go to catch
up to you all!” said Ben.
How many more cards will Ben need to have as many as Greg? John? Marc?