CHAPTER

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Whole Numbers

Naming Numbers

Our number system is called theHindu-Arabicsystem ordecimalsystem. It

consists of 10 symbols ordigits, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 9, which are used

to make our numbers. Each digit in a number has aplace value. The place

value names are shown in Fig. 1-1.

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Fig. 1-1.

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