Answer to Question #132894 in Algebra for Thembeka

Question

Explain the meaning of the phrase number representation, and give two examples in which the 

number “2” may be represented by your learners in the intermediate phase 

Answer 1

Phrase number representation is any notation for the representation of numbers. A number representation is a description of what it is made of and what it is. For example, people use numbers to describe how many thing they have.

Let's represent number “2” . Number “2” consists of the sum of units

So we can represent "2" as sum of 1 and 1: $1 + 1 = 2$

We also can represent "2" as difference of 5 and 3: $5 - 3 = 2$ ;

division of 6 by 3: $6 / 3 = 2$

and multiplication of 0.5 and 4: $0.5 * 4 = 2$ :