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2.6: Homework

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  • Submit homework separately from this workbook and staple all pages together. (One staple for the entire submission of all the unit homework)
  • Start a new module on the front side of a new page and write the module number on the top center of the page.
  • Answers without supporting work will receive no credit.
  • Some solutions are given in the solutions manual.
  • You may work with classmates but do your own work.

HW #1

For each two sets noted, indicate whether or not the sets match. If they do, show a matching. If they do not, explain why not.

a. Small Blue A-blocks and Large Red A-Blocks

b. Yellow A-blocks and Circular A-blocks

HW #2

Describe a matching between the set of counting numbers, {1, 2, 3, ...} and the set of positive multiples of five, {5, 10, 15, ...}.

HW #3

Show every possible one-to-one correspondence between the Small Blue A-blocks and the Small Red A-blocks. Use abbreviations or pictures to denote the blocks.

HW #4

Convert each numeral to a Hindu-Arabic Base Ten numeral.

a. STROKE: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
b. Tally: |||||||||||||||
c. Roman: MCMLXII
d. Roman: DCCXLIV
e. Roman: ¯¯IVCCXDLI

f. Egyptian:

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g. Chinese

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h. Mayan

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i. 4032seven
j. T6Wthirteen
k. 1 111 001 011two
l. 507nine

HW #5

Convert 342 to a numeral in the numeration system or base specified.

a. Roman b. Base Seven c. Egyptian
d. Base Two e. Chinese

HW #6

Convert 838 to:

a. Base Twelve b. Base Eight
c. Base Five d. Mayan

HW #7

Convert 13,595 to Base Twelve

HW #8

Convert 120,258 to Mayan

HW #9

Count from 620 to 630 in Base Five

HW #10

State the numeral that comes just before:

a. 173 425 760eleven b. 2 010 212 000four

HW #11

State the numeral that comes right after:

a. 539100TEtwelve b. 3 102 313 444five

HW #12

Answer true or false. If false, explain why

a. 2four=2 b. 3four=3twelve c. 10twelve=10five

HW #13

Using Base Three blocks, you had 7 flats, 10 longs and 5 units. What number does this represent in

a. Base Three? b. Base Ten?

HW #14

Write each number shown in expanded notation as a numeral in the base specified.

a. 3×78+6×75+4×74 to Base Seven
b. 1×310+2×39+2×33 to Base Three

HW #15

Write each number in expanded notation:

a. 200 050 030 000nine
b. 1 000 100 001 000two

HW #16

Write each numeral in expanded form. Then, convert each numeral to a Base Ten mixed numeral with the fraction simplified.

a. 43.3nine b. 35.12six
c. 121.21three d. 333.333five

HW #17

Rewrite from expanded form to a numeral in the appropriate base.

a. 3×42+2×40+3×41+1×43
b. 5×113+10×111+8×111+1×112
c. 1×22+1x×20+1×21+1×24

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