The earlest Egyptians numbers system was called the hieroglyphic system. It used pictures to represent individual numbers.
2. If III is 23. How would you represent: a) 58 b) 120 c) 1580 3. Writing the number 23 uses five hieroglyphic numerals. How many numerals do you need to write these numbers?
Decimals
To add or subtract decimals, line up the decimal point, put the decimal point in the answer then add or subtract. Example:
Exercices
1. Use a mental method to calculate this: a) 40 + 20 + 30 = b) 90 + 50 + 10 + 40 = c) 2+ 4 + 8 + 6 + 2 + 8 = 2. What number is the missing number? a) 4 x 5 = b) __ x 6 = 42 c) 9 x __ = 36 3. Use a written method to work out these: a) 175 x 6 b) 583 x 4 c) 234 6 4. Convert each percentage to a fraction in its lowest term: a) 10% b) 25% c) 50%
Practice
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