The ancient Egyptian system described in this section was simple grouping, used a base of ten, and contained seven distinct symbols. The largest number expressible in that system is 9,999,999. Identify the largest number expressible in each of the following simple grouping systems. (In Exercises 61 -64, d can be any counting number.)
base ten, five distinct symbols
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