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Anonymous

What base system did ancient Egyptians use?

What base system did ANCIENT egyptians use? (Base 10, etc.) Please tell me why and where you got this information. Please don’t guess, this is really important. This is for my project. Thank you. :]

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A few days ago
The old man

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I am quoting directly from a book I have called “The Rhind Mathematical Papyrus”

“The Egyptians had a decimal notation. The hieroglyphic script had distinct signs for units, tens, hundreds, etc., the numbers of each being indicated by repetition of the sign .. it then goes on

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