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Who was the first person to invent numbers?
We don't who who the first person was but it was around 30,000 BC when tally marks were made on bones and things to represent numbers.
Why don't people use tally marks often anymore?
It is not true to say that people don't use tally marks often - they do!
What Is History of roman numerals?
In Ancient Rome, tally marks were used one at a time to represent numbers. It wasn't until later that numbers were instituted to represent numbers to make large numbers shorter.
What are other ways to write one billion?
Ways to write one billion is: one billion,1 billion,1,000,000,000,you can write it in roman numeral several different ways,with tally marks, etc.
Why are numbers called numbers?
The word 'number' comes from Latin word ' numerus' meaning a quatityt. Various marks on bones/wood etc., are thought to be 'tally marks' from 40,000 years ago. Our modern number symbols of 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, are Arabic in origin.
