alleryWhich branch studies properties of arithmetic operations on numbers?
ANumber theory
BGeometry
CStatistics
DMensuration
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Number theory
1. Arithmetic studies how to perform basic operations on number systems.
2. Number theory studies the properties of these operations and their generalizations.
3. Geometry, statistics and mensuration deal with shapes, data and measures.
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