This is my attempt at making a Babylonian style times table for 45. I really enjoyed the process - helped me get a deeper understanding of the "decimals" in sexagesimal system.
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Beautifully done! I like the fact that you've gone beyond 45 in the left hand column, and uncovered some of the symmetries that lie hidden in any multiplication table, whatever the base.
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