Base 12 System

There is a group of mathematicians who have been trying to change the way you count!

We currently operate using the base 10, or decimal system.

It looks like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20...

The group of mathematicians want people to start using the base 12, or duodecimal system!  They believe that the duodecimal system would make basic math way easier than the current decimal system.

The duodecimal system looks like this: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 X E 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1X 1E

It looks confusing, right??

Watch the video below which explains more how the base 12 system works.

Which do you think is better - the decimal or duodecimal system?  Why?

Convert the following base 10 numbers to base 12...

1. 36
2. 48
3. 54
4. 100
5. 120
6. 75
7. 2000
8. 395
9. 482