Yes, Americans DO use the Arabic numeral system, although the proper term is the Hindu-Arabic Numeral System, since the Hindus were using a decimal system in 900 CE.
In 1202 CE, Fibonacci (Leonardo of Pisa) translated this system from Hindu to Latin. This system is now used worldwide.
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It is the number system we use everyday.
Hindu-Arabic numeral system
It is the system of numeracy that we use today.
Most countries use the Arabic (or Hindu-Arabic) numeral system. It is the standard number system we use all the time.
Yes the numeracy system we use today is the Hindu-Arabic numeral system which replaced the Roman numeral system during the Middle Ages