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What are like and unlike fractions?
Like fractions are the fractions which have the same denominator and unlike fractions are the fractions which do not have the same denominator.
How do you solve all fractions problems?
You basically have to learn separately how to do different things with fractions, including finding a common denominator; converting fractions to a different denominator; simplifying fractions; adding and subtracting fractions; multiplying fractions; dividing fractions.
Fractions can be added and subtracted only if they're fractions?
We can only add or subtract fractions if they have the same denominators
Define equivalent fractions?
Equivalent fractions are fractions that have the same value as another fraction.
How is adding like fractions and adding unlike fractions the same?
If the denominators are not the same, then you have to use equivalent fractions which do have a common denominator . To do this, you need to find the least common multiple (LCM) of the two denominators. To add fractions with unlike denominators, rename the fractions with a common denominator. Then add and simplify.
How long have Egyptian fractions been used?
Egyptian fractions were first used 3500 years ago.
When were Egyptian fractions used?
200
How are Egyptian fractions different from your system of fractions?
Well as a matter of fact Egyptian fractions can only be unit fractions with different denomitnators. They will never do 1/2+1/2=1 instead they would us the mehod /i explained.
When were Egyptian fractions first used?
200
What are the differences between Egyptian fractions and modern fractions?
i have o frikin idea i was just asking
How long were Egyptian fractions used?
3,500 years
How do Egyptian fractions work?
The idea behind Egyptian fractions is to write any fraction as the sum of unit fractions which are fractions with the number 1 in the numerator, like 1/2 or 1/3. The catch is all the fractions have to be different. This means no two fractions with the same denominator can be added. So we write 2/3 but that is not a unit fraction. You cannot write it as 1/3+1/3 using Egyptian fractions because the violates the repeating the fraction rule. Saying 3/4 = 1/2 + 1/4 is totally OK. The reason they are worth understanding and studying, other than their pure beauty, is they allow you to compare fractions easier than our current system. They also allow you to divide things up into parts more easily than our current system. So since we cannot write 2/3 as 1/3 + 1/3 how do we write it? We write it as 1/6 +1/2. One common notation for this Egyptian fraction is [2,6]. Using this notation, here are a few others: 2/3= [2,6]2/5= [3,15]2/7= [4,28] Now that you see what they are, let me explain what I meant about dividing and comparing. If I write 5/8 as 1/2+1/8 and I want to divide 5 things among 8 people, each would get 1/2 and 1//8. That is 5/8 and 8 ( 5/8)=5 . It is as simple as that. In general if I have m things to divide among n people, I write m/n as an Egyptian fraction and each person gets that fractions worth of the thing I am dividing. When we compare fractions we usually have to either convert them to decimals or create fractions with a common denominator. With Egyptian fractions, this is not necessary. You write the numbers as Egyptian fractions and then keep doing that with the fractions you have until you can compare the two. You get the added advantage of seeing just how much bigger or smaller one number is from the other.
What were the Egyptian contributions to other civilizations?
a number system based on ten, fractions and whole numbers, geometry to measure land, and the calendar.
What are some examples of ancient Egyptian medical advances?
* Hieroglyphic writing * 365-day calendar * number system based on 10 and fractions * medicine and 1st medicine books.
What are like and unlike fractions?
Like fractions are the fractions which have the same denominator and unlike fractions are the fractions which do not have the same denominator.
What are the differents types of fractions?
the different types of fractions are:-proper fractionimproper fractionmixed fraction
How do you change the dessimilar fractions to similar fractions?
to change dessimilar fractions to similar fractions you divide
