Explain how you would write the number that is 2 tens more than 53.

53 + 20 = ?

63

To write the number that is 2 tens more than 53, we need to understand the concept of place value.

First, let's start with the number 53. In the number 53, the digit '5' is in the tens place, which means it represents five tens or 50. The digit '3' is in the ones place, representing three ones or simply 3.

Now, to find the number that is 2 tens more than 53, we need to add 2 tens (or 20) to the number 53.

To do this, we add 2 to the digit in the tens place, which is 5. Adding 2 to 5 results in 7. So, the new tens digit becomes 7.

The digit in the ones place remains the same since we are adding only tens and not ones. Hence, the new ones digit remains 3.

Combining the new tens digit (7) with the new ones digit (3), we get the number 73.

So, the number that is 2 tens more than 53 is written as 73.