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If a number ends with a zero it is exactly divisible by ten.

We have ten digits on our hands, and ten is the base of our number system: the decimal system. The Roman symbol for ten is X, perhaps representing two crossed hands.

The ten pins in a bowling alley are arranged in a triangular pattern.

Virgins, according to the Bible, come in tens: five foolish and five wise.

A dime is a ten cent piece in the USA.

Deca- means ten. So a decade is ten years, a decagon has ten sides and a crab is a decapod because it has ten feet. The Decalogue is a name for the biblical Ten Commandments.

A tithe means a tenth. It was the levy imposed by the church of one tenth of the produce of land and stock.

Men's lacrosse is played with teams of ten players.

Metric measurements use units in multiples of ten. In this context deca-means ten times so ten metres equals one decametre. Deca- is sometimes abbreviated to da. Deci- means one tenth so ten decimetres make a metre and ten decilitres make a litre. Deci- is sometimes abbreviated to d.