EXERCISE

Write the numbers in expanded notation.

• 728407 = (𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 ) + (𝟐 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 ) + (𝟖 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 ) + (𝟒 × 𝟏𝟎𝟐 ) + (𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏 )

+(𝟕 × 𝟏𝟎𝟎 )

• 60006060 = (𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟕 ) + (𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟔 ) + (𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟓 ) + (𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟒 ) + (𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟑 )

+(𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟐 ) + (𝟔 × 𝟏𝟎𝟏 ) + (𝟎 × 𝟏𝟎𝟎 )

Advantages and Disadvantages of the Hindu-Arabic Numeral System

Hindu-Arabic Numeral System

ADVANTAGES DISADVANTAGES

• Place value in the Hindu-Arabic • Inability to give an exact

system is very easy to understand. value to Irrational Numbers
The first number on your right is in such as: pi, surds, recurring
the ones column and as you move decimals and even infinity
across to your left the number itself.
increases in value. • It is complicated to divide
• By using a unique, one- and multiply, and you have
digit numeral to represent each of to carry on learning
the numbers from 0-9 (instead of techniques all the way
the Roman eight, VIII, for example, through most of your school
which is four digits long), much life.
more complex math becomes
much easier to perform and write
down and prove.
• Can add and subtract using
symbols (+ and -) and we can also
use gestures to demonstrate the
numerals - using our fingers for
numbers up to ten and repeating
the finger gestures for the number
you want to be known.