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Egyptian numerals

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Long ago, people in Egypt used pictures for numbers.

A History Of Mathematical Notations Vol I - Egyptian numerals. Hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic numeral symbols. (This table, was compiled by Kurt Sethe.).png
A History Of Mathematical Notations Vol I - Egyptian numerals. Hieroglyphic, hieratic, and demotic numeral symbols. (This table, was compiled by Kurt Sethe.).png
They drew small signs to count. They used these signs for many things. It helped them keep track of things. Do you like to draw pictures?

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