The base-60 number system, also known as sexagesimal, originated in ancient Mesopotamia, particularly among the Sumerians around 3000 BC. It is thought to be influenced by the counting of the fingers (using the three segments of each finger) and the use of 12 (from the thumb) to count to 60. This system was later adopted by the Babylonians, who used it for various mathematical and astronomical purposes, including timekeeping and geometry. The legacy of the base-60 system remains evident today in how we measure time (60 seconds in a minute, 60 minutes in an hour) and angles (360 degrees in a circle).
Probably it was the ancient Babylonians whose number base was 60 or maybe the ancient Mayans whose number base was 20
The Babylonians
The Babylonians used 60 as the base for their counting.
Simple answer? Because you have ten fingers, it was the easiest to count & the ancients ran with it. There have been other base number systems, for example Sumerians & Babylonians had base 60 (that's why there are 60 minutes, 60 seconds etc).
What is the base of your number system? The answer is: 58 in base 10 and base 16 60 in base 8
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Probably it was the ancient Babylonians whose number base was 60 or maybe the ancient Mayans whose number base was 20
The Babylonians
Because there was no symbol for zero in Sumerian or early Babylonian ... Base-60 number systems have also been used in some other cultures.
The Babylonians used 60 as the base for their counting.
Simple answer? Because you have ten fingers, it was the easiest to count & the ancients ran with it. There have been other base number systems, for example Sumerians & Babylonians had base 60 (that's why there are 60 minutes, 60 seconds etc).
What is the base of your number system? The answer is: 58 in base 10 and base 16 60 in base 8
60 is 75% of 80. Percentage = 60 Rate = 75% or 0.75 Base = Percentage/Rate = 60/0.75 = 80
To find the percentage of one number in relation to another number then divide the relative number (in this case 8) by the base number (in this case 60) and multiply the result by 100.100x 8/60 = 13.33% or 131/3%
Babylonian numerals were written in cuneiform, using a wedge-tipped reed ... used a sexagesimal (base-60) positional numeral system inherited from the ... The Babylonians did not technically have a digit for, nor a concept of, the number.