2212
A clock is modular math. It has a base twelve. We use a base ten. If the clock had ten hours in a half day then the remainder when dividing would always be our answer.
The form that uses only powers of ten are logarithms to base 10. The scientific notation does use powers of ten but the original number is also used in this representation.
0.72
Well, honey, you can represent 1.54 with one flat, five rods, and four units, and 2.37 with two flats, three rods, and seven units. Add them up by combining the units, rods, and flats separately, regrouping when needed. It's like playing with Legos, but with numbers - simple as that!
999 = 9*103 + 9*102 + 9
You can use decimal models to add decimals by using the hundedths blocks as used in base-ten blocks and add the following decimals you need to and use the hundredths block to shade in the total.
take 20 blocks group them into sets of 4. How many sets did you make? 20 / 4 = 5
921 and 129
ten hundred, 45 ten blocks five one block
The largest is 921 and the smallest is 129
Largest: 930 Smallest: 129
It's probably in base ten because we use base ten for all our OTHER work in numbers as well. We learn to write numbers in base ten when in elementary school, and use base ten throughout our lives even if we aren't scientists or mathematicians or students or professionals who need to use scientific notation. So keeping scientific notation in base ten makes it easier for everyone to learn and read.
A portal to the Nether requires ten Obsidian blocks (eco version) or fourteen Obsidian blocks for the full version.
2212
A clock is modular math. It has a base twelve. We use a base ten. If the clock had ten hours in a half day then the remainder when dividing would always be our answer.
Largest possible number: 9 2 1 Smallest possible number: 1 2 9