Question 29 of 33intermediate🔧 ApplyNumerical3 marks
Find the years below. a. From the present year, which year was it 150 years ago? _____ b. From the present year, which year was it 2200 years ago? _____ (Hint: Recall that there was no year 0.) c. What will be the year 320 years after 680 BCE? ____
(a)
Answer
If present year is 2024, then 150 years ago was 1874.
(b)
Answer
If present year is 2024, then 2200 years ago was approximately 177 BCE.
(c)
Answer
360 BCE
Explanation
(a) Subtract 150 from the current year. (b) 2024 − 2200 = −176, which corresponds to 177 BCE (accounting for no year 0). (c) 680 BCE − 320 = 360 BCE. Going forward from a BCE year means subtracting.