Feb 8, 2023
When you think about parts of a whole, you probably picture fractions that consist of a numerator and a denominator. But that’s not how all cultures throughout history worked with fractional parts. In this episode, Pete and Noah visit ancient Egypt and discuss the completely different way their mathematicians showed parts of a whole. Plus, there's a puzzle about camels!
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Questions Answered in the Episode:
• What is an Egyptian fraction and how were they written in ancient
Egypt?
• How did the ancient Egyptians use unit fractions to solve
practical problems?