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In the first chapter the different number systems were introduced together with simple calculations in various bases. In this chapter the ordinary processes of arithmetic in base ten are studied in greater detail, and examples are given of ways of using them in everyday life.

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© 1979 Owen Perry and Joyce Perry

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Perry, O., Perry, J. (1979). Arithmetic in Base Ten. In: New Syllabus Mathematics for O-Level 1. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-03503-8_2

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