Assignment: Historical Counting Systems Problem Set
Counting Board And Quipu 1) In the following Peruvian counting board, determine how many of each item is represented. Please show all of your calculations along with some kind of explanation of how you got your answer. Note the key at the bottom of the drawing. 2) Draw a quipu with a main cord that has branches (H cords) that show each of the following numbers on them. (You should produce one drawing for this problem with the cord for part a on the left and moving to the right for parts b through d.)(a) 232
(b) 5065
(c) 23,451
(d) 3002
Basic Base Conversions 1) 423 in base 5 to base 10 2) 3044 in base 5 to base 10 3) 387 in base 10 to base 5 4) 2546 in base 10 to base 5 Mayan Conversions Convert the following numbers to Mayan notation. Show your calculations used to get your answers. 1) 135 2) 234 3) 360 4) 1,215 5) 10,500 6) 1,100,000 Convert the following Mayan numbers to decimal (base-10) numbers. Show all calculations.7) | 8) |
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