A. Arithmetic is a science involving numbers. Its name comes from the Greek
word arithmetikos meaning "reckoning". It all began when people used their
figures for counting, which were called digits, from the Latin word meaning
"figure". The ancient Babylonians who gauged notches in clay tablets
recorded numbers.
1. What is the main idea of the text?
2. What sentence gives the main idea about arithmetic?
3. What details tell about arithmetic?
Answers
Answer:
1. Arithmetic
2. Arithmetic is a science involving numbers.
3. The word arithmetic comes from the greek word arithetikos meaning reckoning.
In my opinion these are the answers
1). The text is about arithmetic.
2). The first sentence i.e. Arithmetic is a science involving numbers gives the main idea about arithmetic.
3). The whole paragraph gives us details about arithmetic.
Explanation:
1). The text is about arithmetic.
2). The first sentence i.e. Arithmetic is a science involving numbers gives the main idea about arithmetic.
3). The whole paragraph gives us details about arithmetic. The word arithmetic has been derived from Greek meaning reckoning. It began when people had started using figures for counting which they called digits. The word digit is latin meaning figure. The ancient people used clay tablets to record numbers.