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Egyptian NumeralsThe Egyptian numerals (in stylized form!) are shown at left. The number system was base 10 (like our own) and was additive. This means that to write a number, for example, 324, they would write the symbol for 300, then the symbol for 20, and finally the symbol for 4. |
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Another example, using the hieroglypics can be seen at right. This is unlike the way we write our numbers - we use a a positional system - a ‘tens and units’ approach. |
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