Think about your daily activities and just how many involve 'number'. You wake up and look at the clock (base 60), you decide how many pieces of toast you'll eat (exact number) or how much milk you will add to your cereal (magnitude). You search for enough coins to pay the fare (addition) and jump on the No. 293 bus (number recognition). You arrive at the nursery and work out how many children are still to arrive (subtraction). You buy coffee for four of your colleagues and calculate how much cash you need (multiplication) and then you check your change. In the evening, you watch football and become aware of how many numerical computations the players constantly engage in.
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