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Chapter 1: Reviewing number concepts
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Key words
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Integer
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Prime number
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Square root
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of their prime factors
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• calculate squares, square
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using mental methods and is carved with groups of notches that represent numbers. One column lists the prime numbers from 10 to 20.
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with a calculator. It is one of the earliest examples of a number system using tallies.
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Our modern number system is called the Hindu-Arabic system because it was developed by
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Hindus and spread by Arab traders who brought it with them when they moved to different
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on powers of ten. Any number at all, including decimals and fractions, can be written using
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place value and the digits from 0 to 9.
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Unit 1: Number 1
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