2025 AMC 8 Problems/Problem 2

Problem

The table below shows the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs that were used to represent different numbers.

For example, the number $32$ was represented by the hieroglyphs $\cap \cap \cap ||$ . What number is represented by the following combination of hieroglyphs?

$\textbf{(A)}\ 1,423 \qquad \textbf{(B)}\ 10,423 \qquad \textbf{(C)}\ 14,023 \qquad \textbf{(D)}\ 14,203 \qquad \textbf{(E)}\ 14,230$

Solution 1

The first hieroglyph is worth $10,000$ , the next 4 are worth $100 \cdot 4 = 400$ , the next $2$ are worth $10 \cdot 2 = 20$ , and the last $3$ are worth $1 \cdot 3 = 3$ . Therefore, the answer is $10,000 + 400 + 20 + 3 =$ (B) $10,423$

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Vide Solution 1 by SpreadTheMathLove

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jTTcscvcQmI

Video Solution (A Clever Explanation You’ll Get Instantly)

https://youtu.be/VP7g-s8akMY?si=eptV4vO-YstwSQy1&t=105 ~hsnacademy

Video Solution by Daily Dose of Math

https://youtu.be/rjd0gigUsd0

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Video Solution by Thinking Feet

https://youtu.be/PKMpTS6b988

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