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** including to use variables, such as 2/n, in unit fractions | ** including to use variables, such as 2/n, in unit fractions | ||
** see [[wikipedia:Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus|Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia]] | ** see [[wikipedia:Rhind_Mathematical_Papyrus|Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia]] | ||
[[File:Hieroglyph-numerals base-ten wikipedia screenshot.jpg|none|thumb|294x294px]] | |||
* the number 4,622 would be represented as: | |||
[[File:Egypt Hieroglyph numbers 276.gif|none|thumb]] | |||
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==== addition and subtraction ==== | ==== addition and subtraction ==== | ||
* like many early peoples, Egyptians recorded addition and subtracting using indicators of adding to or taking away numbers | * 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=== | ===Gender equality=== | ||