Comments on: Egyptian Maths http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/ Get the Hottest News Stories Here! Sun, 01 Aug 2010 01:04:46 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Eo165 http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16565 Eo165 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:44:27 +0000 #comment-16565 Well I'm thinking like if you divide 23/11, the answer would be 2,09090909090909. . . How is that number explained with binary counting? Well I’m thinking like if you divide 23/11, the answer would be 2,09090909090909. . . How is that number explained with binary counting?

]]> By: mothnrust http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16564 mothnrust Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:05:29 +0000 #comment-16564 1 x11 = 11 2 x 11= 22 leaving a remainder of 1, 1/11, or . 0909. . . . does that explain it? 1 x11 = 11
2 x 11= 22
leaving a remainder of 1, 1/11, or . 0909. . . .

does that explain it?

]]> By: Eo165 http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16563 Eo165 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 10:36:30 +0000 #comment-16563 Partly, the 1 * 11 and 2 * 11 part but how would the leftover of 1/11:th be described binarily? Partly, the 1 * 11 and 2 * 11 part but how would the leftover of 1/11:th be described binarily?

]]> By: mothnrust http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16562 mothnrust Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:46:22 +0000 #comment-16562 well Aron, you've got my head working on this one. . . i think the best way to look at it is to actually convert the numbers to binary - so, 23 = 10111 and 11 = 1011. now if we subtract 1011 from 10111 it leaves us with 1100 (12) now we repeat the process, subtracting 1011 from 1100, leaving us with a remainder of 1, 1/11, or . 0909. . . - does that work for you, or am i just complicating things? thanks for your interest, jack well Aron, you’ve got my head working on this one. . .
i think the best way to look at it is to actually convert the numbers to binary – so, 23 = 10111 and 11 = 1011. now if we subtract 1011 from 10111 it leaves us with 1100 (12) now we repeat the process, subtracting 1011 from 1100, leaving us with a remainder of 1, 1/11, or . 0909. . . – does that work for you, or am i just complicating things?

thanks for your interest,

jack

]]> By: mothnrust http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16561 mothnrust Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:53:40 +0000 #comment-16561 to add, 1/11 in binary would be 1/1011 j to add, 1/11 in binary would be 1/1011

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]]> By: survival12345 http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16560 survival12345 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:48:07 +0000 #comment-16560 my brain hurts. . . . learn math and other languages as young as possible kids. . . oh yea, and don't do drugs. . . my brain hurts. . . . learn math and other languages as young as possible kids. . . oh yea, and don’t do drugs. . .

]]> By: James1toknow http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16559 James1toknow Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:09:08 +0000 #comment-16559 this was great it reminds me of bouline and. this was great it reminds me of bouline and.

]]> By: dretzlaffstout http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16558 dretzlaffstout Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:47:41 +0000 #comment-16558 great video! i am still a bit confused on the decimal situation as well. like the instance of 23/11. Can you post another video explaining it? i get the subtracting part but if a computer doesnt use a multiplication table and you end up with a remainder of 1/11 that is where i get lost on how it computes. thanks. great video! i am still a bit confused on the decimal situation as well. like the instance of 23/11. Can you post another video explaining it? i get the subtracting part but if a computer doesnt use a multiplication table and you end up with a remainder of 1/11 that is where i get lost on how it computes.

thanks.

]]> By: mothnrust http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16557 mothnrust Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:29:39 +0000 #comment-16557 part of the problem is that these days, since electronic calculators, people mostly think in decimals, rather than fractions, so people think of . 09090909r rather than 1/11, which to my mind is not necessarily a good thing (although that might be because i'm from a different generation) and certainly not as accurate (because if you add eleven of the decimals you won't return to one. haven't really got the facilities or time to do a video but i will think about it, although not promising. part of the problem is that these days, since electronic calculators, people mostly think in decimals, rather than fractions, so people think of . 09090909r rather than 1/11, which to my mind is not necessarily a good thing (although that might be because i’m from a different generation) and certainly not as accurate (because if you add eleven of the decimals you won’t return to one.

haven’t really got the facilities or time to do a video but i will think about it, although not promising.

]]> By: hellboyPS http://narrotin.com/egyptian-maths/comment-page-1/#comment-16556 hellboyPS Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:58:07 +0000 #comment-16556 well nice video but 0. 0909090909 times 11 actually equals 1. well nice video but 0. 0909090909 times 11 actually equals 1.

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