Alien

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Human
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Alien
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Human
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The Alien Bazaar Name_____________________
Lab #20 - Exponents and Scientic Notation
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What if humans didn't have 10 ngers? How would it look then? In the box on the side, write how
many ngers your alien has. (You can also draw a picture of the alien, and name its species.) Then
ll out the place values for your alien.
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Your species is selling several items at the Intergalactic Bazaar. In the space below, write down the
name of the product, how many credits ( ) it costs in decimal, and how many credits it costs in
your number system.
Items Decimal (Base 10) Cost Alien Cost
Once your group has agreed on the prices, split up into two pairs and set up a shop. One pair of
students will run the shop as the cashiers.
You also have a shopping list of things you need to buy. The other pair of students will go out as
buyers to buy the items they need on their shopping list. Use chips as a cost of 1, and write down
bills as large as you need
100 and 1000 are written in your base. If you multiply them together, what do you get, in your
base and in base-10? Why does that make sense? ______________________________________
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13 and 132 are written in base-4. Try adding them together without translating into base-10. Then
translate and see if you got it right.
The number 13620042 is written in your base 8. How would you write that in scientic notation
for base-8? ____________________________________________________________________
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Shopkeeper Inventory Sheet Name________________
Put out your items and list the prices using the alien number system. (Keep the decimal cost hidden
from potential buyers.) In the table below, keep track of each item you sell, including how much it
cost in your money, base-10 money, and in their money.
Item
Cost in
Your Base
Base-10 Cost
Buyer!s
Base
Cost in
Buyer!s Base
TOTAL
Buyer Purchase Sheet Name_____________________
Several stores will stock the items you need, so see if you can get the best deal! But be careful:
each species lists the price in their own number system. Youll have to convert to your own number
system in order to know how much money to give them.
Item
Cost in
Your Base
Base-10 Cost
Seller!s
Base
Cost in
Seller!s Base
TOTAL