The Sumerians were one of the first to use numerals, or signs to represent abstract numbers. Around 3000 BC, six signs were created. They always put the largest amount on the left and then went in decreasing order.
On Wednesday we experimented with their number system. We tried creating the numbers listed below. Sometimes we found out there was actually more than one way to create the number.
At first we tired: 26, 78, 131, 194, 245, 620
More challenging numbers: 826, 1,313, 2,450, 3,912, 7,920, 39,709
More challenging numbers: 826, 1,313, 2,450, 3,912, 7,920, 39,709
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