40 Questions
What does the base of a number system describe?
The unique digits used in the system
What is the English name for the decimal number system?
Tenth number system
Which ancient civilization independently developed the base ten number system?
China
How many unique digits are used in the base ten number system?
10
What does the Latin word decimus mean?
Tenth
What was among the first archaeological evidence of the use of base ten number systems?
Bamboo slips from China
What is the rule for rounding a number when the digit used to round is 5?
Round up
If a number is being rounded to the hundreds, which digit is used to decide whether to round up or down?
The tens column
What happens to all the digits to the right of the place value when rounding a number?
They become 0s
In the story used to explain rounding, what determines whether the baker goes back (round down) or goes forward (round up)?
The number of steps between the oven and grandma's house
If the number 74 is rounded by tens, which digit is used to decide whether to round up or down?
4
When rounding a number, what does rounding down mean?
The digit in the place value being rounded stays the same
Which type of numbers include fractions and decimals?
None of the above
What property of whole numbers describes how numbers in a closed set will produce another number in the set when an operation is performed?
Closure property
When are the associative, commutative, and closure properties of whole numbers applicable?
To addition and multiplication, but not subtraction and division
In the context of whole numbers, when does the distributive property apply?
To addition, subtraction, and multiplication, but not division
What is the process of making a number simpler but still having it be close to the original value called?
Rounding
When are rounding skills particularly useful in real-life situations?
When estimating costs for shopping
What is the place value of the digit 7 in the number 3,785?
Seven hundreds place
If we change the digit 8 to a 1 in the number 9,248, what will be the new place value of the digit 8?
Eight thousands place
In the number 6,319, which digit is in the tens place value?
3
What is the place value of 4 in the number 2,674?
Four tens place
If you were asked to find the thousands place value for the number 5,432, which digit would it be?
4
What is expanded form of the number 7,654?
$7,000+600+5+4$
What is the base ten number system?
A number system developed independently by Indian, Babylonian, and Aztec mathematicians
What does the term 'numeral' refer to in the context of number systems?
The representation of a concept or idea in symbols
How is the value of a numeral in a base ten system calculated?
By multiplying each digit's position by 10 and adding the products together
Where is the base ten number system commonly used?
Globally in various applications such as calculations, calendar dates, and sports scores
What are whole numbers in mathematics?
Numbers between zero to infinity, not including decimals or fractions
How do natural numbers differ from whole numbers?
Natural numbers do not include zero, while whole numbers do
What is the expanded form of 45,302.07?
40,000+5,000+300+2+0.07
What is the standard form of 400,000+50,000+300+40?
450,340
What is the most basic of the four operations when working with whole numbers?
Addition
In addition, if a column has a sum greater than 9, what is the next step?
Carry the tens place to the next column
What is the operation that involves taking away value from the total amount?
Subtraction
When subtracting whole numbers, what should you do if the value being subtracted is not large enough to take away the value?
Borrow value from the next place value
What is multiplication?
The process of adding multiple sets of the same number
In multiplication, what should be added as a placeholder each time you move to the next place value?
$0$
If you want to find out how many cookies would be cooked in 126 days with a daily order of 715 cookies, what operation would you use?
Multiplication
What was the customer's original order for sugar cookies and how many did she need to subtract?
Original order: 524; Need to subtract: 134
Learn how to round whole numbers using a fun story about a baker delivering bread to his grandmother. This quiz provides a creative way to remember the steps involved in rounding numbers.
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