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Sheet # 42 Critical Thinking

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Use drawings, words, or numbers to explain how you got your answer.

What is the biggest whole number you can make using the digits 4 and 5?





What is the smallest whole number you can make using the digits 4 and 5?




Explain what you had to think about to make your numbers.






































Answers for sheet # 42

1) 54

2) 45

3) Place value. To make the biggest number, you have to put 5 on tens place and 4 on ones place. To make the smallest number, put 4 on the tens place and 5 on ones place.










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