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Tally marks are how we keep track of how many times something happens, We use them for counting or to keep score, too.

For example, if we need to show the number of race cars using tally marks we’d count and make marks as we go. 1 2 3 4

Count the apples and tell me what choice shows the correct tally marks 3 4 B. A. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

Count the apples and tell me what choice shows the correct tally marks 1 2 3 4 B. A. 3 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

When we have more than 4 objects to count, we must make a cross over the 4 other tally marks once we count to five, like this… 1 2 4 5 3

Which set of tally marks shows the total number of balls? 5 4 A. B. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

1 2 3 4 5

When we have more than 5 objects to count we have to keep counting on and add a single tally mark as we go and of course, if we another set of five we must cross over the other four tally marks to signify another set of five … 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Which set of tally marks shows the total number of trees? 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21

3 1 7 9 5 6 8 10 2 4

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