Fun with numbers
Roman numbers
Everyone of course knows the Roman numbers X, C, M, D, etc. But their fractions are not as well-known. Roman fractions consist out of dots, sometimes combined with letters. They didn't use the fractions to count, these were also placed on coins like we know the 5 cent nowadays. These are examples of such coins:
Everyone of course knows the Roman numbers X, C, M, D, etc. But their fractions are not as well-known. Roman fractions consist out of dots, sometimes combined with letters. They didn't use the fractions to count, these were also placed on coins like we know the 5 cent nowadays. These are examples of such coins:
Egyptian numbers
The Egyptians use hieroglyphs for writing. They also use them for their numbers. There is one 'sign' for one, one for ten, one for a hundred. one for a thousand and so on. When they want to make 345, for example, htey take three times the sign for a hundred, four times the sign for ten and five times the sign for one. For fractions they have a oval sign, with the integer beneath. (with exceptions 2/3 and 3/4)
The Egyptians use hieroglyphs for writing. They also use them for their numbers. There is one 'sign' for one, one for ten, one for a hundred. one for a thousand and so on. When they want to make 345, for example, htey take three times the sign for a hundred, four times the sign for ten and five times the sign for one. For fractions they have a oval sign, with the integer beneath. (with exceptions 2/3 and 3/4)
Arabic numerals