LARGER AND SMALLER NUMBERS
What makes a number large? What makes a number small? Have you ever wondered when the number 7 might be considered large and when the number 30 000 might be considered small?
7 might be considered a large number is it represents the number of children in a family, the number of legs on a human, the number of houses a person owns.
30 000 might be considered a small number if it represents the selling price of a 2500 square foot home, a Sports Utility vehicle, the population of China.
Numbers are used everywhere in many different forms to represent many different things.
Ask yourself the question: How can you represent the number 23 496 843?
7 might be considered a large number is it represents the number of children in a family, the number of legs on a human, the number of houses a person owns.
30 000 might be considered a small number if it represents the selling price of a 2500 square foot home, a Sports Utility vehicle, the population of China.
Numbers are used everywhere in many different forms to represent many different things.
Ask yourself the question: How can you represent the number 23 496 843?
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