MIP1501 Assignment 2 ||(Answers and Guidelines)| Due Date 1 June 2026

,MIP1502 ASSIGNMENT 2 2026


DUE DATE: 1 JUNE 2026


Question 1 (37)




1.1


a) Is the answer by the learner correct? Motivate reasons for your answer. (3)


Yes, the learner’s answer is correct.

The number 4008 is read as “four thousand and eight” because it has:


 4 thousands

 0 hundreds

 0 tens

 8 units


The zeros show that there are no hundreds or tens in the number, which is why we say

“and” before the last part.




b) Write 4008 in expanded form using powers of 10 and briefly explain each step.
(5)


4008 can be written in expanded form using powers of 10 as:


4008 = (4 × 1000) + (0 × 100) + (0 × 10) + (8 × 1)


OR using powers of 10:

, 4008 = (4 × 10³) + (0 × 10²) + (0 × 10¹) + (8 × 10⁰)


Explanation for learners:


 10³ means thousands → 4 thousands = 4000

 10² means hundreds → 0 hundreds = 0

 10¹ means tens → 0 tens = 0

 10⁰ means ones → 8 ones = 8


So we combine all place values to form 4008.




c) Explain what the two zeros represent in 4008. (3)


The two zeros in 4008 represent:


 0 hundreds

 0 tens


They show that there are no groups of hundreds or tens in the number.

They are place holders that keep the 4 in the thousands place and the 8 in the units

place correctly aligned.




d) If you remove both zeros, what number do you get? Explain the effect. (4)


If you remove both zeros, the number becomes 48.


This is a completely different number from 4008.


Explanation for learners: