Numbers

Numbers are symbols that represent

• qualities

• questions

• quantities

All civilisations use the same number system

• True

• False

The Western number system is called the

• Base 5 system

• Base 10 system

• Base 20 system

People believe this is because

• People have 10 fingers

• People like the number 10

• People can only count to 10

Which of the following are types of numbers? (you can select more than one)

• Positive

• Negative

• Indifferent

• Fraction

• Decimal

All whole numbers are integers

• True

• False

Zero is a negative integer

• True

• False

Whole numbers can be negative

• True

• False

Which of the following is an integer (you can select more than one)

• 1/2

• 0.5

• -3

• 5/9

• 2

Integers that can be exactly divided by 2 are

• odd

• even