The following are true of composition of numbers:

• To compose is to put together two or more parts.


• To compose numbers can mean to add positive rational numbers.


• To compose numbers can also mean to multiply natural numbers other than one, which would create a composite number.

Note: In Algebra II and subsequent coursework, the verb "compose" refers to a function operation that combines functions to make new ones.

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Composition of Numbers Activity

Decomposing sets or numbers.

Five has a part that is four and a part that is one.