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HUM 5 - Ancient Egypt: Egyptian Math

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Ancient Calculation — Image Courtesy Britannica ImageQuest

This problem is one of eighty-five in the Rhind Papyrus, one of the earliest mathematical documents. In ancient Egyptian, legs walking left symbolize addition; walking left symbolizes subtraction.

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