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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will discover the differences between our Base 10 number system, and the Mayan number system.

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4 Questions

Q1.
For each of these questions, refer to the diagram below to help you. First, the number 6 00 000 in the Indian number system is called...
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6 crore
Correct answer: 6 lakh
60 crore
60 lakh
Q2.
The number 6 00 000 in the standard short-scale system is called...
Correct answer: six hundred thousand
six million
sixty million
sixty thousand
Q3.
The standard short scale number Four million, five hundred thousand is written in the Indian system as...
4 50 000
4 500 000
Correct answer: 45 00 000
450 00 00
Q4.
The Indian number seventeen crore, twenty two lakh, four thousand is written in the standard short scale system as...
17 224 000
170 224 000
Correct answer: 172 204 000
172 240 000

4 Questions

Q1.
What number does this Mayan number represent?
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12
Correct answer: 13
28
8
Q2.
What number does this Mayan number represent?
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41
46
47
Correct answer: 51
Q3.
Which of these pictures represents the number 17?
Option 1
Correct answer: Option 2
Option 3
Option 4
Q4.
Which of these pictures represents the number 114?
Option 1
Option 2
Option 3
Correct answer: Option 4

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UnitMaths / Numbers and numerals