Name
Date
4–9
Mayan Multiplication
The Maya lived in the rain forest regions of Central America about 3,000 years ago.
The Mayan number system included only three symbols as shown below.
0
1
5
To write any number, the Maya combined the symbols for 1 and/or 5.
2
7
10
13
Use our number system to write each Mayan multiplication or division exercise
as an equation.
1.
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5.
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8.