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mentioned in the book are making the numbers sing and verbalization. Making the numbers sing is the third most important idea in the book, because it helps presenters avoid over complicating numbers for their audience. This idea is a personal favorite, as it is distracting to provide several parts of data and numbers into a presentation. Making the numbers sing refers to making the numbers in presentations understandable for number-fluent and number-challenged people. Numbers should be used as a…

the main character in the book, John, or Number Four. In the story John Smith has is immune to fire on the exterior of his body, but not the inside of his body. John Smith is able to control and create light, and because of that, he is also able to control fire. This power of Johns doesn't just allow him to control fire, but also energy itself making John's power limitless. There is a thermometer in the shoebox because the character in the story, Number Six, has the ability to manipulate,…

I recently read the book Number The Stars by Lois Lowry. A summary of the book is two bestfriends that are trying to stay together. Ellen is jewish and Annemarie isn't. Annemarie and her family are trying to keep them together so the nazi officers don’t separate them. Keep reading to find out more... The significant passage is, “Ellen had said that her mother was afraid of the ocean, that it was too cold and too big. The sky was, too, thought Annemarie. The whole world was: too cold, too big.…

understand their number systems and their understanding and use of simple arithmetic concepts. Introduction Egyptians and Babylonians are groups of people who both developed mathematical concepts on their own societies. We can learn much from their ways of thinking by the evidence that was left from them. Egyptians are famous for their hieroglyphics which…

Specifically, how old is counting? When was representing quantities thought of? Where did it start? Counting originated based on the needs of societies. For example, a primitive society did not need more than a few numbers to manage their life, while a more advanced society needed more than a few numbers to…

let's look at some of the things about this historic nation that many people might not know. Number Fifteen: Chicken is a Common Dessert Item. Well, not just plain old chicken. Chicken Breast Pudding is the name of the sweet poultry dish, and it combines boiled chicken, sugar, cinnamon and milk. It sounds strange, but it is common throughout Turkey, so maybe it's worth a try if it's ever offered to you. Number Fourteen: It Has One of the Largest Malls on Earth. It is in Istanbul and it's…

begin with… Number Six: In California (and three other states) ladies' night is illegal on the grounds of gender discrimination. See? This is why I don't live there anymore... Number Five: Using profane language to a person under 14 in person or by telephone is considered disorderly conduct in Georgia. Mel Gibson better hope his family doesn't move here... Number Four: In New Mexico it’s forbidden for a female to appear unshaven in public. Unshaven? As in…How would they know??? Number Three:…

possible 334 points. The teacher will divide the number of points earned, 299, by the total possible points, 334, with the answer of 0.895. The teacher then multiplied this answer by 100 creating the number 89.5. This number is able to be rounded to the nearest ten percent, 90%. The student achieved the qualification for a grade of A. The student would not be given the grade of A if the teacher truncates the whole number. Truncating the number to the nearest whole, would leave the student…

Part B Diagnostic Assessment During the diagnostic assessment which focused on grade three student, Boris’s comprehension of number placement and value, Boris did well in most areas, with minimal exceptions. Boris took a great deal of time, when requested to partition the double digit the number. Though they progressed to partitioning the larger numbers in a standard and acceptable non-standard manner, they answered the two digit partitioning question with various multiplication equations.…

Assign numbers to represent the batteries. I will assign the batteries in working condition the numbers 0-89 based on how they come off the production line in working condition 90% of the time. Next, numbers 90-99 will represent the defective batteries because of the 10%. Then, I’ll count by twos and move across the row. I’ll then count how many times working or defective batteries occur. A trial is when 10 working batteries are found. We will see how many batteries it takes on average to get…