Explore arithmetic using money in this 23-minute video from the Elementary Mathematics series. Learn how to represent monetary amounts using a system of $1, $10, $100, and $1000 bills, and convert these to row rectangle representations and Hindu-Arabic numerals. Discover the "Problem of Carrying" and a novel way of representing numbers called "open numbers" to better understand fundamental arithmetic operations. Gain insights into how young learners can connect arithmetic to the real world through the practical application of money calculations.
Overview
Syllabus
EM30: Arithmetic with money! The Hindu-Arabic number system
The correspondence
Adding (row) rectangles representing 3
But when the quantities are bigger
In the Hindu-Arabic numerical system
With money, there is no such restriction!
Taught by
Insights into Mathematics
