Begin to Count

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Activity: Bunt Chapter 1, Part 1

Write the numbers from 1 to 100 (counting by fives) in hieroglyphic.

Compare and contrast the hieroglyphic counting system with our (Hindu-Arabic) system.

Perform the following operations in hieroglyphic, using the method that ancient Egyptians would have:

(a): $2371 + 185$
(b): $3914 - 1609$

Write $\frac {4}{17}$ as a sum of unique unit fractions in both Hindu-Arabic symbols and in hieroglyphic.

Solve the following using the “doubling and adding” method of multiplication. You may use Hindu-Arabic numerals if you’d like!

(a): $13 \times 33$
(b): $36 \div 5$
(c): $6 \div 17$

What is the value of the tables that ancient Egyptians often used for their calculations?