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Arjun has three mangoes. Arjun eats one, then two, then three. How many now?
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None! Long ago in India, wise people gave “none” a sign: a small round circle. Zero!
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With zero, ten is a one and a zero: 10. A hundred is a one and two zeros: 100.
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Arjun writes big numbers on the wall with chalk. 1000! 10000!
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Zero went from India to the whole world, over seas and deserts.
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Now every phone and computer uses zero. It all began with a little circle.