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2A Starting activities Activity: Numbers, numbers, everywhere

The examples below show how numbers are part of the information we meet in our daily lives – at home, in the media, in the community and at work.

Patty Mills’ basketball career

The world of sport is full of numerical information. Here is some information about First Nations basketballer Patty Mills.

Patty Mills

Patrick Sammie Mills

(PattyCakes,PatStacks)

Position: PointGuardandShootingGuard• Shoots: Right 6-1,180lb(185cm,81kg)

Using bleach

In the home or at work, chemicals come with information and instructions.

Questions

1 Using the two scenarios above, find examples of each of the following types of numbers.

These answers can be shared with the class later in a class discussion.

a Whole numbers (also known as Integers) b Decimals c Fractions d Percentages e Ratios f Proportions g Rates