Mayan Numbers
The Statue of Liberty is 304 feet tall. In Mayan Numbers we would write this like so.
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8510 = ? 6
2216
MXIII
1013
6 + 5 X 3 - 4 + 2=
19
9 2 3 14
9 + 3 = 12
14 - 2 = 12
12 + 12 = 24
The United States is 244 years old. In Mayan Numbers it looks like this.
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30010 = ?6
12206
MMDCCV
2705
Mrs. Prochnow's husband and a famous cartoon character's best friend have the same name. (They live in a fruit NOT above ground)
Patrick
21 4 2 5
5 - 4= 1
21 + 2 + 1 = 24
The distance from California to New York is 2,915 miles. In Mayan Numbers it would look like this.
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4426 = ?10
17010
MMMCDVII
3407
2 + 4 x 3 / 2 + (8 - 3) + 7 x 4 =
41
18 6 9 12
18/6= 3
3 + 9 = 12
12+ 12= 24
The circumference of the earth is 24,902 miles. In Mayan Numbers it would look like so.
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10536 =?10
24910
MMMDCCXIX
3719
Camp Pineveiw's cook, Margaret Johnson, was just about to begin preparing the picnic lunch for all the campers. She already knew she needed to fill 55 bowls of the same size and capacity with the same amount of food. When she was done, she decided to read the guidelines for the picnic, just out of curiosity. The guidelines said:
1. Every camper gets their own bowl of soup.
2. Every two campers will get one bowl of spaghetti to share.
3. Every three campers will get one bowl of salad to share.
4. All campers are required to have their own helping of salad, spaghetti, and soup.
After some rapid calculations, Margaret was able to figure out how many campers were going to the picnic. Can you?
30 campers.
24 14 6 9
14 - 9 = 5
6 - 5 = 1
24 x 1 = 24
The distance from the earth to the moon is 238,900 miles. In Mayan Numbers it looks like this.
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210546 = ?10
284210
MMCMXXIX
2929
You are on your way to visit your Grandma, who lives at the end of the valley. It's her birthday, and you want to give her the cakes you've made.
Between your house and her house, you have to cross 7 bridges, and as it goes in the land of make believe, there is a troll under every bridge! Each troll, quite rightly, insists that you pay a troll toll. Before you can cross their bridge, you have to give them half of the cakes you are carrying, but as they are kind trolls, they each give you back a single cake.
How many cakes do you have to leave home with to make sure that you arrive at Grandma's with exactly 2 cakes?
2: At each bridge you are required to give half of your cakes, and you receive one back. Which leaves you with 2 cakes after every bridge.
22 20 21 6
22 - 20 = 2
6 / 2 = 3
21 + 3 = 24