The decimal, or BASE 10 system

<p>The decimal, or base 10, assisted is a number system that uses 10 different digits (0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). An example of another system that uses something other than 10 digits is the binary, or base to number system, used by computers, which uses only the numbers 0 and 1. It is thought that the decimal system originated because people had only their 10 fingers for counting.</p>