Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Interesting Facts about the Number 10 - Unisa Books


Interesting Facts about the number 10 (some are obvious but others are interesting The last fact is the most interesting.

from: http://richardphillips.org.uk/number/

“If a number ends with a zero it is exactly divisible by ten.

We have ten digits on our hands, and ten is the base of our number system: the decimal

system. The Roman symbol for ten is X, perhaps representing two crossed hands.

The ten pins in a bowling alley are arranged in a triangular pattern.

Virgins, according to the Bible, come in tens: five foolish and five wise.”  

* Ten is the percentage discount you will get off Unisa book purchases (in Jan/Feb 2012) at Armstrong's Unisa Book's Johannesburg branches if you follow Armstrong's Books (@armstrongsbooks )  on Twitter. Terms and Conditions Apply   

5 comments: