Tuesday, 27 November 2012

Sunday, 25 November 2012

Numbers

Numbers


1.      Each digit in a number has its own place value.  

Example :

 The place value of each digit in  1 435 789 (One million four hundred and thirty five thousand seven hundred and eighty nine) is shown in the table below.

Place Value
 Millions
 Hundred 
thousands
 Ten 
thousands
 Thousands
 Hundreds
 Tens
Ones
 1
4
3
5
7
8
9

2.      Each number can be rounded off to a certain place value.

Example :

                                            i.            25 944  --------   25 900 (when rounded off to the nearest hundred)
                                          ii.            75 938  --------   75 940 (when rounded off to the nearest ten)


3.      An order of number is a pattern that can begin with the smallest or biggest number.

Example :

Write the following numbers.


30 798
29 798
31 798
28 798


                    i.            in ascending order (beginning with the smallest)
28 798  ,   29 798  ,   30 798  ,   31 798


                  ii.            in descending order (beginning with the biggest)
31 798  ,   30 798  ,   29 798  ,   28 798


Adition of numbers   522 801 + 123 891 = 646 692

Solution : 
     522 801 
 + 123 891
                                                                  646 692

Subtraction of numbers    45 019 ˗ 15 831= 29 188
Solution : 
         45 019
   +  15 831
                                                                     29 188

Multiplication of numbers    1285 × 125 = 160 625
Solution :
          1265
   ×      125
                                                                       6425
                                                                     2570
                                                                   1285       1         
                                                                   160625   

Division of numbers    36 278 ÷ 34 = 1067
Solution :
    1 067
                                              34 )-34
                                                     227
                                                    -204
                                                       238
                                                      -238
                                                           0