It is only because we count in tens - and 5 10 and 2 are factors.
ok i get this
There are 8 10s in 85, with 5 left over.
600
it originated in Roman times, the Latin word for 10 is deci, so everything used to be divided up in 10s, which was the easiest way to measure and count. ( fingers and toes for example)
Every 30 numbers you end up in the 10s place when you count by 3s. 30,60,90
It is only because we count in tens - and 5 10 and 2 are factors.
ok i get this
There are 8 10s in 85, with 5 left over.
600
600
it originated in Roman times, the Latin word for 10 is deci, so everything used to be divided up in 10s, which was the easiest way to measure and count. ( fingers and toes for example)
there are 7 tenths in 275 or 2.75 10s
40
3.2 of them.
1000 of them.
2