Fibonacci believed that Arabic numerals were simpler and more efficient than Roman numerals. He is most well known today for the sequence 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, etc., known as the Fibonacci scale. He helped introduce Indo-Arabic numerals into Europe, including zero and place notation.
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Decimal numbers were in use in Europe well before the time of Fibonacci so he would have "related" to them when he started to count!
Fibonacci's accomplishments were the creation of the Fibonacci number sequence and he also was responsible for the spreading of the Hindu-Arabic numbering system.
were did Fibonacci learn about the Hindu-Arabic numeral system
The binary number 11011001 relates in decimal to the number 221.
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.