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 ** including to use variables, such as 2/n, in unit fractions
 ** see [[wikipedia:Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus|Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia]]
+[[File:Hieroglyph-numerals base-ten wikipedia screenshot.jpg|none|thumb|294x294px]]
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+* the number 4,622 would be represented as:
-|+
-|1
+[[File:Egypt Hieroglyph numbers 276.gif|none|thumb]]
-|10
-|100
-|1000
-|1,000
-|10,000
-|1,000,000
-|-
-|<hiero>V1</hiero>
-|<hiero>M12</hiero>
-|<hiero>D50</hiero>
-|<hiero>I8</hiero>
-|<hiero>C11</hiero>
-|-
-|}
 ==== addition and subtraction ====
 * like many early peoples, Egyptians recorded addition and subtracting using indicators of adding to or taking away numbers
-*
+*to add a number would be
+**2 <-- 1 = 3
+***= adding 1 to 2
+*to subtract a number would be
+**3 --> 1 = 02
+***= taking away 1 from 3
 ===Gender equality===