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September 2001, Week 4

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Fri, 28 Sep 2001 11:28:16 -0700
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Mark Boyd writes


This is a simple math question from my 9 year olds homework.  Could someone
with a mathematics background explain the reasoning behind the alleged
correct answer for me? Because I just don't get it.

The question:
        What is the last digit in the number 346?

She answered 6 and so did I.  The correct answer is apparently 3.  Why?
I've already written a note to the teacher requesting an explanation, but I
was hoping someone in the group could come up with something better than
"Because the book says so".
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Kids learn the name of each digit place holder in this order:
one,
tens,
hundreds,
thousands,
10 thousands, etc.

By this reckoning, the hundreds place "3" is the last digit named.

Mike Berkowitz
Guess? Inc.

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