In Exercises 51 and 52, convert all numbers to Egyptian numerals. Multiply using the Egyptian algorithm, and add using the Egyptian symbols. Give the final answer using a Hindu-Arabic numeral.
Total Bill for King Solomon King Solomon king Solomon told the King of Tyre (now Lebanon) that he needed the best cedar for his temple, and that he would “pay you for your men whatever sum you fix.” Find the total bill to Solomon if the King of Tyre used the following numbers of men: 5500 tree cutters at 2 shekels per week each, for a total of 7 weeks; 4600 sawers of wood at 3 shekels per week each, for a total of 32 weeks; and 900 sailors at 1 shekel per week each, for a total of 16 weeks.
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