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Mayans Numbers Handout
Mayans Numbers Handout
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Mayan Math
The numbering system used by the Mayas was based on twenty, not ten, like ours. Zero was represented by a sort of shell shaped like a football. Ones were shown as dots; fives as straight lines. Make up simple math problems using the number system below. Your answers should not total over twenty. Write on the back of this paper.
Example: (3 + 5 = 8) Now you try! Write 4 math problems of your own like the one above, in the space below.