HOW CHINESE WROTE THEIR NUMERALS?

 They made used of short bamboo rods arranged in Patterns; Number Rods

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

Figure 1

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90

Figure 2

 Chinese people counted in Base 10, and so as they write the ones digit
according to the symbol in Figure1, tens digit on Figure2, hundreds digit on
Figure1 again, thousands digit on Figure2 again, and then do it alternately.
Example:

1. 11 =

2. 456 =

3. 657 =

4. 6759 =

 There was no mark for zero (0), but you left a space, but it’s advisable to put
every digit (symbol) in a box.
Example:

1. 1 024 =

2. 5006 =

 Slash (\) at the ones place signifies a negative number.

1. -540087 =

2. – 26 =

 Fractions are also written just like the Hindu Arabic (number rod).

1
1. =
2

23
2. =
31
 OPERATIONS ON CHINESE MATH

To perform the operations on Chinese Mathematics, the number must be on Hindu-Arabic

(answer first the indicated operation before converting it to Chinese Math).

 ADDITION
1. 564 =

+ 793 = +

1357

2. 11 373 =
+ 8 462 =
19 835 +

 SUBTRACTION

1. 793 =
- 564 =
229 -

2. 11 373 =
- 8 462
2 911 -
 Multiplication
1. 492
X 163
1476
2952 x
+ 492
80 196

2. 48
X 34
192
+ 144 X
1632
 DIVISION (Note: If there is a remainder, take the fraction form of the
remainder.)

19
1. 19 369
- 19
179
- 171 -
8
Final Answer:

45

2. 26 1170
- 104
130
- 130 -
0
Final Answer:
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