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IntroducIng Zero (0)

Zero (0) is a number representing an empty quantity. Let us understand zero using

an example.

There are 4 1 butterfly 1 more butterfly 1 more butterfly 1 more butterfly
butterflies on a flies away. flies away. flies away. flies away.
flower. 3 butterflies left. 2 butterflies left. 1 butterfly left. 0 butterfly left.

After the last butterfly flew away, how many butterflies Math Insight

were left on the flower? Clearly, none. We write none as Zero means the absence
0. 0 is read as Zero. of something.

uNderstANdiNg the Number teN

Raina and Rakshit are friends.

Raina has 9 candies and Rakshit has 10. It is one more than the number 9. 9 and 1

make 10. 10 is read as ten.

We use only one
place to write
numbers from 1 to 9.

The symbols 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 are used to write all the tens Ones

numbers. The numbers 1 to 9 are one-digit counting numbers. So, they 9

occupy only the ones place when written.

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