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Mostly because it's very easy to make calculation on base 10. If i ask you to tell me how many millimeters are in 5.7 meters you could probably reply easily without a calculator. You probably wouldn't do it as easily if it wasn't base 10
It's not fundamentally easier to do calculations in base 10. It's only easier for us because that's what we learn as children.
If our number system was based on a superior base, like dozenal or senary, we would be able to do calculations on that base easily and would find working in tens awkward.
I disagree. Base 10 is innately more intuitive because you move a decimal to shift between orders of magnitude.
You disagree because you don't understand how number bases work.