What is 100 It is 10

What is 100? • • It is 10 groups of 10 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60, 65, 20 groups of 5 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 95, 100 50 groups of 2 It is the sum of the first nine prime numbers 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20, 22, 24, 26, 28, 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72, 74, 76, 78, 80, 82, 84, 86, 88, 90, 92, 94, 96, 98, 100 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 2+3+5+7+11+13+17+19+23 = 100

10 groups of 10 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100

20 groups of 5 5 15 10 25 20 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 80 85 90 95 100

50 groups of 2 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 32 34 36 38 40 42 44 46 48 50 52 54 56 58 60 62 64 66 68 72 74 76 78 80 82 84 86 88 92 94 96 98 100 70 90

In Science • 100 degrees Celsius is the boiling temperature of pure water at sea level

In Music • 100 is the debut album of the Hong Kong band Dear Jane. The name "100" is because of the 100 shows they played prior to releasing the album.

Also in Music • Five For Fighting sang "100 Years" (2005)

Other Interesting 100’s • A century (From the Latin cent, one hundred) is one hundred consecutive years • A 100 year old person is known as a centenarian At age 100, L. A. man retires March 22: For 75 years Arthur Winston worked, not calling in sick even once. Now that he’s 100, he’s retiring from his job with the Los Angeles transit system.

Money One Hundred dollar bill U. S. hundred-dollar bill with Benjamin Franklin's portrait; the "Benjamin" is the largest U. S. bill in print

More Money • 100 pennies make 1 dollar • 20 nickels make 1 dollar • 4 quarters make a dollar • 10 dimes make a dollar • 2 half dollars make a dollar

911 • In Greece, India and Israel, 100 is the police telephone number. • In Belgium, 100 is the ambulance telephone number. • Just like our 911

Basketball • The record number of points scored in one NBA game, set by Wilt Chamberlain on March 2, 1962 Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors holds a 100 sign in the dressing room in Hershey, Pa. on March 2, 1962, after he scored 100 points in a game against the New York Knicks to break an NBA scoring record. www. africanamericans. com/Wilt. Chamberlain. htm

Racing • 100 metres, a racing distance • 100 m (one hundred metres) is the classic sprints race distance. The reigning 100 m Olympic champion is often named "the fastest man/woman in the world". The current world record of 9. 77 seconds is held by Asafa Powell of Jamaica and Justin Gatlin of the United States. I Justin Gatlin after winning the 100 m event at the 2005 IAAF World Championships Asafa Powell at the Jamaica National Stadium in 2004

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