Question

The table below shows the ancient Egyptian heiroglyphs that were used to represent different numbers.

For example, the number $32$ was represented by:

What number was represented by the following combination of heiroglyphs?

$1,423$

$10,423$

$14,023$

$14,203$

$14,230$

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We just need to count how many of each type of glyph there are.

There is $1$ glyph worth $10,000.$

There are $4$ glyphs worth $100$ each.

There are $2$ glyphs worth $10$ each.

There are $3$ glyphs worth $1$ each.

So, the answer is $10,423,$ which is choice B.