You want to build a deck off your kitchen and you estimate that you will need 3000 #8 nails all together. Rather than pay extra for them to be put in little boxes, you go to a hardware store where they sell nails in bulk. How does the sales clerk count out 3000 #8 nails for you?
The sales clerk can count your nails in 6 groups of 500 nails, or 30 groups of 100 nails to ease the counting process and garauntee a more accurate result.
