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  2. Fraction - Wikipedia

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    A ratio is often converted to a fraction when it is expressed as a ratio to the whole. In the above example, the ratio of yellow cars to all the cars on the lot is 4:12 or 1:3. We can convert these ratios to a fraction, and say that ⁠ 4 / 12 ⁠ of the cars or ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ of the cars in the lot are yellow.

  3. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus 2/n table - Wikipedia

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    The table consisted of 26 unit fraction series of the form 1/n written as sums of other rational numbers. [9] The Akhmim wooden tablet wrote difficult fractions of the form 1/n (specifically, 1/3, 1/7, 1/10, 1/11 and 1/13) in terms of Eye of Horus fractions which were fractions of the form ⁠ 1 / 2 k ⁠ and remainders expressed in terms of a ...

  4. Rhind Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    Problems 17, 7B and 8–40 are concerned with arithmetic and elementary algebra. Problems 1–6 compute divisions of a certain number of loaves of bread by 10 men and record the outcome in unit fractions. Problems 7–20 show how to multiply the expressions 1 + 1/2 + 1/4 = 7/4, and 1 + 2/3 + 1/3 = 2 by different fractions.

  5. Number Forms - Wikipedia

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    17: 0.142... Vulgar Fraction One Seventh 2150 8528 ⅑ 19: 0.111... Vulgar Fraction One Ninth 2151 8529 ⅒ 1 ⁄ 10: 0.1 Vulgar Fraction One Tenth 2152 8530 ⅓ 13: 0.333... Vulgar Fraction One Third 2153 8531 ⅔ 2 ⁄ 3: 0.666... Vulgar Fraction Two Thirds 2154 8532 ⅕ 1 ⁄ 5: 0.2 Vulgar Fraction One Fifth 2155 8533 ⅖ 2 ...

  6. Irreducible fraction - Wikipedia

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    For example, ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠, ⁠ 5 / 6 ⁠, and ⁠ −101 / 100 ⁠ are all irreducible fractions. On the other hand, ⁠ 2 / 4 ⁠ is reducible since it is equal in value to ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠, and the numerator of ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ is less than the numerator of ⁠ 2 / 4 ⁠. A fraction that is reducible can be reduced by dividing both the numerator ...

  7. Unit fraction - Wikipedia

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    Slices of approximately 1/8 of a pizza. A unit fraction is a positive fraction with one as its numerator, 1/ n.It is the multiplicative inverse (reciprocal) of the denominator of the fraction, which must be a positive natural number.

  8. Moscow Mathematical Papyrus - Wikipedia

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    A higher pefsu number means weaker bread or beer. The pefsu number is mentioned in many offering lists. For example, problem 8 translates as: (1) Example of calculating 100 loaves of bread of pefsu 20 (2) If someone says to you: "You have 100 loaves of bread of pefsu 20 (3) to be exchanged for beer of pefsu 4 (4) like 1/2 1/4 malt-date beer"

  9. Egyptian fraction - Wikipedia

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    For instance, the primary pseudoperfect number 1806 is the product of the prime numbers 2, 3, 7, and 43, and gives rise to the Egyptian fraction 1 = ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 7 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 43 ⁠ + ⁠ 1 / 1806 ⁠.