Complex to us but easy to others

There are many number systems throughout the world that many people use. You have the Quipu which is an Inca counting system, Greek, Mayan, Egyptian and Ancient Egypt counting system. Some that we know more about would be the Decimal, Base 5 and Base 12 counting system. During class we looked at six different counting systems, to me they were quite easy to catch on to because even though math isn't my favorite subject I understand and can figure word and number story problems out with hardly any trouble. Even though others struggled in the beginning because it was so new to our class, within a few tries with problems of addition and subtraction everyone understood each number system better.

Throughout class that day, Classmates were saying how confusing the Egyptian, Babylonian and Mayan counting system. Our Teacher told us that to others using the Egyptian, Babylonian and Mayan counting system, that our way looked just as confusing. In each counting system that we learned, we found the Base, if it was Positional, the Symbols they used and individual numbers represented.Represented here are the Mayan, Babylonian and Egyptian counting system and symbols.