Why did ancient scholars invent a new way to count?
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History of the Hindu–Arabic numeral system
Why did ancient scholars invent a new way to count?
Imagine trying to share your candy evenly with friends without counting each piece individually.
A new way to count made it easier to share candy evenly and solve math problems faster.
Example
Instead of counting each candy, you use a symbol for 10 candies and divide them into groups.
Remember this
The Hindu–Arabic numeral system simplified calculations and sharing.
Text adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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