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Concept Quiz #1
Solutions appear in red type. There are different ways to solve these
problems that could lead to the "correct" answer.

Standard #1. Translate numbers from non-Hindu-Arabic systems into

decimal form and back.

Write this number in decimal form. Write the number 724 in the
Mayan number system. Explain
your work.

We need 1 in the 400s place, 16 in

This represents 4 in the
400s place.
4*400 = 1600.
This is a 0 in the 20s
place, it adds no value.
the 20s place, and 4 in the 1s
place, since
1*400 + 16*20 + 4*1 = 724.
Next, choose the correct symbols
and right them vertically, with the
highest place value on top.

This represents 14 in the

1s place.

The total value is 1614

Standard #2. Perform operations on numbers in alternate bases.

Perform these operations on Perform these operations on

numbers in base 5. numbers in base 20.

31 + 12 = 43 (nothing carries) [7 : 14 : 3] + [5 : 0 : 10] =

[12:14:13]
103 + 44 = 147
carry the 5 =152 [12 : 12 ] + [ 1 : 13 : 14]
carry the 5 =202 [1: 25: 26] = [2:6:6] (carry 20s
twice)
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23 – 14 = 18 - 14 (borrow 5 from
the 5s place) = 4
244 – 132 = 112
Standard #3. Determine patterns in a sequence of numbers by
performing operations on successive pairs.
What patterns are in the sequence
11 , 22, 33, 44, … ?
Each number increases by 11.
Also all of the numbers are
multiples of 11.
What are the next three terms of
this sequence? (term means
number in this context)
55, 66, and 77
What would the 10th term of this
sequence be? Explain how you
found it.
The 10th term is 110. Each add
up to that amount, or make a rule.
[19 : 0] – [13 : 1] = [18:20]-
[13:1]= [5:19]
[ 7 : 7 ] – [ 5 : 15 ]
= [6:27]-[5:15] = [1:12]
What patterns are in the sequence
1, 20, 360, 7200, 144000,
2880000, … ?
The 2nd to the 3rd term increases
by a factor of 18, while every
other term increases by a factor of
20.
Represent the number 1000000
using the sequence terms above
as base values in a number
system.
Base 10 number: 1000000
144000s | 7200s |360s|20s |1s
Answer: [6:18:17:14 :0]
1000000 - 6*144000 = 136000
136000 - 18*7200 = 6400
6400 - 17*360 = 280
280 - 14*20 = 0.