Writing Numbers in Mayan Number System

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Writing Numbers in Mayan Number SystemThe basic rules are this Vertical Layout: Numbers are built from bottom to top. Modified Base-20 (Calendar System): It uses the specific "Long Count" landmark numbers mentioned in your text (1, 20, 360, 7200) rather than a pure base-20 system (1, 20, 400, 8000). Symbols: It uses the Dot (1), Bar (5), and Shell (0). Constraints: It correctly handles the unique rollover rule for the 20s place (which goes up to 17 instead of 19, because 18 × 20 = 360). Let’s look at an example 1660 in Mayan Number SystemENTER A MODERN NUMBER 1660 o Mayan numbers are written vertically. The bottom represents 1s, the next row 20s, then 360s. MAYAN STELA REPRESENTATION $$ 1660=(4) \times 360+(11) \times 20+(0) \times 1 $$ Dot Represents 1 Bar Represents 5 (J) Shell Represents 01661 in Mayan Number SystemENTER A MODERN NUMBER 1661 Mayan numbers are written vertically. The bottom represents 1s, the next row 20s, then 360s. MAYAN STELA REPRESENTATION Dot Represents 1 Bar Represents 5 Shell Represents 01664 in Mayan Number SystemENTER A MODERN NUMBER 1664 ◯ Mayan numbers are written vertically. The bottom represents 1 s , the next row 20 s , then 360 s . MAYAN STELA REPRESENTATION Dot Represents 1 Bar Represents 5 Shell Represents 01665 in Mayan Number SystemENTER A MODERN NUMBER 1665 Mayan numbers are written vertically. The bottom represents 1s, the next row 20s, then 360s. MAYAN STELA REPRESENTATION Dot Represents 1 Bar Represents 5 Shell Represents 01666 in Mayan Number SystemENTER A MODERN NUMBER 1666 (i) Mayan numbers are written vertically. The bottom represents 1s, the next row 20s, then 360s. MAYAN STELA REPRESENTATION Dot Represents 1 Bar Represents 5 (J) Shell Represents 01670 in Mayan Number SystemENTER A MODERN NUMBER 1670 Mayan numbers are written vertically. The bottom represents 1s, the next row 20s, then 360s. MAYAN STELA REPRESENTATION Dot Represents 1 Bar Represents 5 Shell Represents 0