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| == Ascending and Descending Order of Numbers == | | == Ascending and Descending Order of Numbers == |
− | [[File:Place value system - Ganesha outline 1.png|right|frameless|432x432px]] | + | [[File:Place value system - Ganesha outline 1.png|right|frameless|475x475px]] |
| We have seen that numbers have value based on the place in which they are present. Many times, we come across smallest and greatest of a given set of numbers in our activities. | | We have seen that numbers have value based on the place in which they are present. Many times, we come across smallest and greatest of a given set of numbers in our activities. |
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| For example, would you like to eat more or less of your favourite dish? Would you like to drink more or less of a cough medicine? | | For example, would you like to eat more or less of your favourite dish? Would you like to drink more or less of a cough medicine? |
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− | Ganesha likes to have more modakas. Help Ganesha choose the order of plates. There are 6 plates having following number of modakas. 26 8 71 19 57 42 | + | Ganesha likes to have more modakas. Help Ganesha choose the order of plates. There are 6 plates having following number of modakas. |
| + | {| class="wikitable" |
| + | |26 |
| + | |8 |
| + | |71 |
| + | |19 |
| + | |57 |
| + | |42 |
| + | |} |
| + | [[File:Place_value_system_-_modaka_2.png|frameless|150x150px]] [[File:Place_value_system_-_modaka_1.png|frameless|150x150px]] [[File:Place_value_system_-_modaka_5.png|frameless|150x150px]] [[File:Place_value_system_-_modaka_6.png|frameless|150x150px]] [[File:Place_value_system_-_modaka_4.png|frameless|150x150px]] [[File:Place_value_system_-_modaka_3.png|frameless|150x150px]] Ganesha says “hmm… give me the plates having a smaller number of modakas first”. So, how do you choose the order…. |
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− | Ganesha says “hmm… give me the plates having a smaller number of modakas first”. So, how do you choose the order…. Find a plate with the smallest number of modakas, then next smaller number and so on….
| + | Find a plate with the smallest number of modakas, then next smaller number and so on…. |
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− | [[File:Place value system - modaka 2.png|left|frameless|180x180px]] [[File:Place value system - modaka 3.png|frameless|180x180px|right]] [[File:Place value system - modaka 6.png|left|frameless|180x180px]][[File:Place value system - modaka 5.png|frameless|187x187px|center]][[File:Place value system - modaka 1.png|left|frameless|180x180px]] [[File:Place value system - modaka 4.png|frameless|180x180px|center]]
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| == Place-value of Three-Digit Numbers == | | == Place-value of Three-Digit Numbers == |
| Hundreds and More…. | | Hundreds and More…. |