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Handout
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Babylonian Number System

For Students 9th - 10th
Dr. Math takes on a question about the Babylonian base-60 math system, explaining how a sexagesimal system looks and works in comparison with our decimal (base 10) system.
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Article
University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: An Overview of Babylonian Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
Information and examples of how the base 60 number system of the Babylonians worked in calculating problems similar to those we face today. Has a section comparing Pythagoras's theorem to Babylonian math.
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Handout
University of Virginia

University of Virginia: Counting in Babylon

For Students 9th - 10th
A discussion of the number system used by the ancient Babylonians. Examples are provided for various mathematical operations based on the number 60 (our number system is based on the number ten).