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S E C T ION 1. 2 I PLACE VALUE, NAMES FOR NUMBERS, AND READING TABLES 11

Objective Reading Tables

Now that we know about place value and names for whole numbers, we introduce one
way that whole numbers may be presented. Tables are often used to organize and dis-
play facts that involve numbers. The following table shows the ten countries with the
most Nobel Prize winners since the inception of the Nobel Prize in 1901, and the cate-
gories of the prizes.The numbers for the Economics prize reflect the winners since 1969,
when this category was established.(The numbers may seem large for two reasons:first,
the annual Nobel Prize is often awarded to more than one individual, and second, sev-
eral award winners hold dual citizenship, so they are counted in two countries.)

Countries with Most Nobel Prize Winners, 1901–2008

Physiology
Country Physics Chemistry Literature and Medicine Peace Economics Total

United States 88 59 11 96 22 44 320

United Kingdom 21 27 11 31 13 7 110

Germany 25 28 8 16 4 1 82

France 13 8 14 11 10 2 58

Sweden 4 4 8 7 5 2 30

Switzerland 3 6 2 6 4 0 21

Russia (USSR) 10 1 5 1 3 1 21

Austria 3 4 1 7 2 1 18

Italy 3 1 6 4 1 1 16

Netherlands 8 3 0 2 1 2 16

Japan 7 5 2 1 1 0 16

Source: Based on data from official website of the Nobel Prize Committee

For example, by reading from left to right along the row marked “United States,” PRACTICE 13
we find that the United States has 88 Physics, 59 Chemistry, 11 Literature, 96
Physiology and Medicine, 22 Peace, and 44 Economics Nobel Prize winners. Use the Nobel Prize Winner
table to answer the following
Example 13 Use the Nobel Prize Winner table to answer each question. questions:
a. How many Nobel Prize win-
a. How many total Nobel Prize winners are from Sweden? ners in Literature come from
b. Which countries shown have fewer Nobel Prize winners than Austria? France?
Solution: b. Which countries shown have
more than 60 Nobel Prize
a. Find “Sweden” in the left column.Then read from left to right until the “Total”
column is reached.We find that Sweden has 30 Nobel Prize winners. winners?
b. Austria has 18 Nobel Prize winners. Italy, Netherlands, and Japan each has 16, Answers
so they have fewer Nobel Prize winners than Austria. 13. a. 14 b. United States,

Work Practice 13 United Kingdom, and Germany