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I have a family of 6. I often divide a cake by 6. If my number system makes it more convenient to divide by 8, that doesn't really change my workload.
by mfukar 9y ago
I have a family of 6. I often divide a cake by 6. If my number system makes it more convenient to divide by 8, that doesn't really change my workload.
- jacobolus 9y agoDividing by both 6 and 8 (also 2, 3, 4, 9, 12, 16, 18, ...) is easy in a duodecimal system. In a sexagesimal system it’s additionally easy to divide by 5, 10, 15, etc. I’m not sure what your point is. If you have a family of 7 or 11, you’re probably going to have a bad time using positional arithmetic regardless. The point here is that decimal is noticeably less efficient and less regular than some alternatives.