Student's Book - Page 78 - 1

Student’s Book - Page 78 - 1

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Imagine a world with no numbers. No counting, no money, no Maths! Numbers are very important and they are also very old.

The numbers we use today are called Hindu-Arabic numbers. Imagine it’s the 12th century. Leonardo Pisano Fibonacci, an Italian professor of Maths, travels to North Africa. He sees the numbers they use there. They are much easier to use than the numbers in Italy. When he goes back to Europe, he shows people the numbers from North Africa. People soon use them all over the world.