Explanation:
Okay. Tens are long sticks composed of 10 ones and ones are tiny squares. Since I can't draw this, this __________ is a ten and _ this is a one.
69: 62:
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69 is greater than 62/ 62 is less than 69.
The ones help you decide because there are 6 tens in both values. There are only 2 ones in 62 compared to 9 ones in 69, and 9 is more than 2. Therefore 69 is greater.