Question 1 - Figure it out (Page 73) - Mesopotamian Number System - Chapter 3 Class 8 - A Story of Numbers (Ganita Prakash)

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Question 1 - Figure it out (Page 73) Represent the following numbers in the Mesopotamian system — (i) 63 Writing the number as multiples of 3600, 60, 10, 1 Now, 63 = 60 + 3 Writing in Place value table So, we write the number 63 as Question 1 - Figure it out (Page 73) Represent the following numbers in the Mesopotamian system — (ii) 132Writing the number as multiples of 3600, 60, 10, 1 Now, 132 = 120 + 12 = 2 × 60 + 12 = 2 × 60 + 10 + 2 Writing in Place value table So, we write the number 132 as Question 1 - Figure it out (Page 73) Represent the following numbers in the Mesopotamian system — (iii) 200Writing the number as multiples of 3600, 60, 10, 1 Now, 200 = 180 + 20 = 3 × 60 + 20 Writing in Place value table So, we write the number 200 as Question 1 - Figure it out (Page 73) Represent the following numbers in the Mesopotamian system — (iv) 60Writing the number as multiples of 3600, 60, 10, 1 Now, 60 = 1 × 60 Writing in Place value table So, we write the number 60 as Question 1 - Figure it out (Page 73) Represent the following numbers in the Mesopotamian system — (v) 3605Writing the number as multiples of 3600, 60, 10, 1 Now, 3605 = 3600 + 5 = 1 × 3600 + 5 Writing in Place value table So, we write the number 3605 as