The Decimal Number System
This is our standard
decimal
counting system which we use daily. I don't think we should spend much time explaining this system. If we don't know it by now, jeesh!
Decimal Counting (Base 10)
Decimal #
1000's
100's
10's
1's
Totals
0
0
0
0
0
0+0+0+0=0
1
0
0
0
1
0+0+0+1=1
30
0
0
3
0
0+0+30+0=30
22
0
0
2
2
0+0+20+2=22
400
0
4
0
0
0+400+0+0=400
1528
1
5
2
8
1000+500+20+8=1528