A group of indigenous people in a Pacific island use different sequences of number names to count different objects. Class 8

A group of indigenous people in a Pacific island use different sequences of number names to count different objects. Class 8

Question 1.

A group of indigenous people in a Pacific island use different sequences of number names to count different objects. Why do you think they do this? Class 8

Solution:

They must have found that it is easier to count using body parts.

Question 2.

Identify the features of the Hindu number system that make it efficient when compared to the Roman number system. Class 8

Solution:

1. It can represent any large number.
2. It is easier to perform different arithmetic operations.

Question 3.

Using the ideas discussed in this section, try refining the number system you might have made earlier. Class 8

Solution:

Note : Do as directed.