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Explain why the bagged and loose toothpicks pictured in Figure 1.14 are not organized in a way that fits with the structure of the base-ten system. Describe how to alter the appearance of these bagged and loose toothpicks so that the same total number of toothpicks are organized in a way that is compatible with the base-ten system.
Figure 1.14 Why are these not organized according to the base-ten system?
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