![The Egyptians had a base duo-decimal (base 12 ) number system system of hieroglyphs for numerals. This means that they had separate symbols for one unit, one ten, one hundred, one thousand, The Egyptians had a base duo-decimal (base 12 ) number system system of hieroglyphs for numerals. This means that they had separate symbols for one unit, one ten, one hundred, one thousand,](https://preview.redd.it/ai3b0zcs9wj71.jpg?width=606&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=b1ebd7dd763588cd276ef556fb253240c0723fb0)
The Egyptians had a base duo-decimal (base 12 ) number system system of hieroglyphs for numerals. This means that they had separate symbols for one unit, one ten, one hundred, one thousand,
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