-----Original Message----- From: Stephen Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: U.S. Metric Association <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: January 5, 2002 07:22 Subject: [USMA:17209] Re: The number twelve and the universe!!
>Oh, but there is, Daniel!! Although 10 only really divides itself into 2 >and 5, ALL other numbers divide evenly into 10!! > >All numbers from one to ten and beyond divide by ten!! Apart from 1, 2, 3, >4, 6, every number divides by 10!! > >Add factors of 10 to all these numbers, eg, 2/10 =0.2, 20/10=2, 200/10=20, >2000/10=200!! > >Try the same with 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7,8, 12, 16 and see what happens!! > >10's closest competitor in the division stakes is 2 and it pales next to 10, >which is the ultimate factor!! Try 8. 1/2 = 0.4; 1/4 = 0.2; 1/8 = 0.1; 1/16 = 0.04 etc. D. > >Yes 10 only divides by 2 and 10, but every other number divides by 10!! > >Regards, > >Steve. >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Daniel Bishop" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Sent: Saturday, January 05, 2002 6:06 AM >Subject: [USMA:17206] Re: The number twelve and the universe!! > > >> 2002-01-04 20:43:43, "Adrian Jadic" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> > the 12 base system is limited and that the 10-base is better. >> >> Place-value notation applies equally well to all bases other than 0 and 1. >There's nothing special about base-10 except that it is the base we are most >familiar with. >> >
