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==== Numeric system ====
==== Numeric system ====
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Egyptian sybmol for addition "go in"


* surviving evidence shows Egyptians used base-10 numeric system
* surviving evidence shows Egyptians used base-10 numeric system
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[[File:Hieroglyph-numerals base-ten wikipedia screenshot.jpg|none|thumb|294x294px]]
[[File:Hieroglyph-numerals base-ten wikipedia screenshot.jpg|none|thumb|294x294px]]


* the number 4,622 would be represented as:
* the number 276 would be represented as:
[[File:Egypt Hieroglyph numbers 276.gif|none|thumb]]


[[File:Egypt Hieroglyph numbers 276.gif|none|thumb]]
* Sources
** [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Egyptian_mathematics\Ancient Egyptian mathematics (wikipedia)]]


==== addition and subtraction ====
==== addition and subtraction ====