1. Mayan Mathematics
Mayan Math
By Brian Betz

2. How do you do this? I hope you read the Mayan Math page on my pbwiki.
Well if you did not see the mayan math page listen up!!!

3. This is how you do Mayan Math:
Mayan Math is a base 20. It goes up in multiples of 20 so say at the bottom it’s 1 then 20 then 400 then 8,000 and so on

4. A simple Mayan Math Problem:  +  = 

5. A more complex problem:
+ o
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6. A hard problem
PSST!
Need help? I just divide the problem into simpler problems.
+
 
__ __
______
1,650

7. Warning. Warning. Don’t try this. This is a brain buster
Warning! Warning! Don’t try this. This is a brain buster! Many Have Tried the following problem and have failed numerously!

8.  +   +   +   +  _________ 17,728
BRAIN BUSTER!!
 + 
 + 
 + 
 + 
_________
17,728

9. Go http://michlelb.nl/maya/math.html
End Credits
Confused yet??? Go

10. Mayan Math was ahead of their time with a base 20 system.
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A Huge thank you to Mr. Newman himself!
THANKS!!