The difference \(5\frac 1 2\) in a problem of rations from the Rhind mathematical papyrus

DOI10.1016/j.hm.2008.06.001zbMath1154.01003OpenAlexW2011430245MaRDI QIDQ957592

Luca Miatello

Publication date: 28 November 2008

Published in: Historia Mathematica (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.hm.2008.06.001

zbMATH Keywords

Egyptian mathematicsbread distributionEgyptian algorithmsembedded subalgorithmsmethod of false positionRhind papyrus

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

History of Egyptian mathematics (01A16)

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Cites Work

• Calculating the daily bread: Rations in theory and practice
• Essai d'une nouvelle interprétation du premier problème du Papyrus Mathématique Démotique 10520 du British Museum
• Reading Strasbourg 368: A Thrice-Told Tale
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