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| − | Simply notice that the first hieroglyph represents <math>10,000</math>, and the next ones represent <math>4</math> hundreds. They only answer choice with a <math>1</math> in the thousands place followed by a <math>4</math> in the hundreds place is answer choice <math>\ | + | Simply notice that the first hieroglyph represents <math>10,000</math>, and the next ones represent <math>4</math> hundreds. They only answer choice with a <math>1</math> in the thousands place followed by a <math>4</math> in the hundreds place is answer choice <math>\boxed{\textbf{(B)}\ 10,423}</math> |
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Revision as of 21:03, 4 February 2025
Contents
Problem
The table below shows the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that were used to represent different numbers.
For example, the number 
was represented by the hieroglyphs 
. What number is represented by the following combination of hieroglyphs?
Solution 1
The first hieroglyph is worth 
, the next 4 are worth 
, the next 
are worth 
, and the last 
are worth 
. Therefore, the answer is 
Solution 2
Simply notice that the first hieroglyph represents , and the next ones represent 
hundreds. They only answer choice with a 
in the thousands place followed by a in the hundreds place is answer choice 
~Avy11
Video Solution by Pi Academy
https://youtu.be/Iv_a3Rz725w?si=E0SI_h1XT8msWgkK
Video Solution 1
~ ChillGuyDoesMath
Video Solution 2 by SpreadTheMathLove
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTTcscvcQmI
Video Solution 3
https://youtu.be/VP7g-s8akMY?si=eptV4vO-YstwSQy1&t=105 ~hsnacademy
Video Solution 4 by Daily Dose of Math
~Thesmartgreekmathdude
Video Solution 5 by Thinking Feet
Video Solution 6 by CoolMathProblems
See Also
| 2025 AMC 8 (Problems • Answer Key • Resources) | ||
| Preceded by Problem 1 |
Followed by Problem 3 | |
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| All AJHSME/AMC 8 Problems and Solutions | ||
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