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Question 43 • Social Studies 8 - LIU Summer

How did early Muslim scholars influence today’s math?

Answer
A
People still use Roman numbers.
B
People still use Hindu-Arabic numbers.
C
People still use calligraphy to solve problems.
D
People still use the astrolabe to solve problems.

Explanation

Early Muslim scholars helped develop and spread the Hindu-Arabic numeral system, including the use of zero. The numbers used in everyday math today come from this system, so the correct choice is “People still use Hindu-Arabic numbers.” Roman numerals, calligraphy, and the astrolabe are not the main way their influence appears in modern arithmetic.

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