Question

Deshawn has five base-ten blocks. She models a number that is less than 999. The number she models has a zero in tens place and a zero in the ones place. What number is she modeling?

Answer 1

500

Answer 2

how could it be 500 when she only has 5 base-10 blocks. the numbers under 999 where the tens and ones are 0 are: 0, 100, 200, 300, etc. So it has to be 0 right? I am asking b/c it is confusing.