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Figure It Out: Mesopotamian System

April 10, 2024
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Represent the numbers using Wedge (=1\triangledown=1) and Hook (<=10<=10):

(i) 63

  • 63=1×60+363 = 1 \times 60 + 3.
  • Left (60s): \triangledown
  • Right (1s): \triangledown\triangledown\triangledown
  • Notation: \triangledown \quad \triangledown\triangledown\triangledown

(ii) 132

  • 132=2×60+12132 = 2 \times 60 + 12.
  • Left (60s): \triangledown\triangledown
  • Right (1s): <<\triangledown\triangledown
  • Notation: <\triangledown\triangledown \quad <\triangledown\triangledown

(iii) 200

  • 200=3×60+20200 = 3 \times 60 + 20.
  • Left: \triangledown\triangledown\triangledown
  • Right: <<<<
  • Notation: <<\triangledown\triangledown\triangledown \quad <<

(iv) 60

  • 60=1×60+060 = 1 \times 60 + 0.
  • Left: \triangledown
  • Right: (Blank/Placeholder)
  • Notation: \triangledown (followed by space).

(v) 3605

  • 3605=1×3600+0×60+53605 = 1 \times 3600 + 0 \times 60 + 5.
  • Left (3600s): \triangledown
  • Middle (60s): (Blank/Zero)
  • Right (1s): \triangledown\triangledown\triangledown\triangledown\triangledown