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    This document is a concept quiz assessing mathematical skills in alternate number bases. It contains 4 standards assessing abilities such as: converting between base 10 and other bases like Mayan or Egyptian; performing addition and subtraction in different bases; identifying patterns in times tables of other bases; and changing between bases like 10, 5, 8, 20 and 60. Students are to complete the problems, showing their work, and explain their reasoning.

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    This document is a concept quiz assessing mathematical skills in alternate number bases. It contains 4 standards assessing abilities such as: converting between base 10 and other bases like Mayan or Egyptian; performing addition and subtraction in different bases; identifying patterns in times tables of other bases; and changing between bases like 10, 5, 8, 20 and 60. Students are to complete the problems, showing their work, and explain their reasoning.

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    This document is a concept quiz assessing mathematical skills in alternate number bases. It contains 4 standards assessing abilities such as: converting between base 10 and other bases like Mayan or Egyptian; performing addition and subtraction in different bases; identifying patterns in times tables of other bases; and changing between bases like 10, 5, 8, 20 and 60. Students are to complete the problems, showing their work, and explain their reasoning.

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    This document is a concept quiz assessing mathematical skills in alternate number bases. It contains 4 standards assessing abilities such as: converting between base 10 and other bases like Mayan or Egyptian; performing addition and subtraction in different bases; identifying patterns in times tables of other bases; and changing between bases like 10, 5, 8, 20 and 60. Students are to complete the problems, showing their work, and explain their reasoning.

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    Concept Quiz # 2 Name:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    Date:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    Directions: Complete this quiz to the best of your current ability. This
    is an individual assessment. When you are finished, raise your hand.

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


    form and back [this means convert Mayan and Egyptian to base 10 and back]
    1. Convert these two numbers into decimal form.

    2. Convert the number 450,000 (base 10) into Mayan or Egyptian


    (your choice)

    Standard 2. Perform operations on numbers in alternate bases


    1. Consider the addition problem, 132 + 424.

    a. Do this problem as if the numbers are in base 5.

    b. Then do the problem as if the numbers are in base 8.

    c. What was different about these two problems (besides "the


    Concept Quiz # 2 Name:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    Date:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    base")?

    2. Now try the problem 201 – 102 in the following bases.

    a. Base 3.

    b. Base 5.

    c. Base 10.

    Standard 3. Determine patterns in a sequence of numbers by performing


    operations on successive pairs
    CHOOSE ONE OPTION!
    OPTION 1. Create a times table for base 8. Explain, in detail and using
    sentences, all of the patterns you see in the table.

    X 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 10

    10
    Concept Quiz # 2 Name:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
    Date:_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

    OPTION 2. Complete this pattern, and justify your answer.

    Standard 4. Change numbers from base 10 to a different base, and vice-versa


    1. Convert 2012 (base 10) into a base 5 number.

    2. Convert 1000 (base 8) into a base 10 number.

    3. Convert [14: 0: 12] (base 20) into a base 60 number.

    4. Convert 999 (base 10) into a base 4 number.

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