Hindu-
Arabic to Mayan
Arabic to Mayan
8
Three dots + bar
How do archeologists know about the type of math that Mayans used?
hieroglyphs and only few written sources
17
2 dots + 3 bars
What base system does Mayan math use?
75
Three dots above three bars
How does Mayan math represent the concept of zero?
2105
bar above bar above bar
What does a bar in the "third" place value in the Mayan math system represent?
(5 x 8000) = 40,000
8419
dot above dot above shell above (four dots + three bars)
What is another name for the Base-20 system (hint: it starts with a "V")
The Vigesimal System!