Donate SIGN UP

Learning to count

Avatar Image
sigma | 10:00 Fri 09th Nov 2007 | Education
3 Answers
When we learn to count in binary we are told it 's base is 0 and 1, hexadecimal is 0 to F yet we teach children that decimal is 1 to 10. Why. Surely they should be taught that decimal is 0 to 9 which will give a better understanding of the structure of binary and hexadecinal counting.
Gravatar

Answers

1 to 3 of 3rss feed

Best Answer

No best answer has yet been selected by sigma. Once a best answer has been selected, it will be shown here.

For more on marking an answer as the "Best Answer", please visit our FAQ.
For young children it makes sense to work around 0-10 - they have 10 fingers and it makes logical sense to them. We also use "10's" all the time in basic arithmetic - make it up to the next 10 etc. Hexadecimals, binary systems etc come much later....
mont6660.
is polydactyly rife where you live?
most children have eight fingers and two thumbs

ever the pedant,
nightmare
Ha Ha Nightmare! Good to see you're on the ball!

1 to 3 of 3rss feed

Do you know the answer?

Learning to count

Answer Question >>