egyptian fractions 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.  Enter in the role of an anciant Egyptian and represent the following fractions as sum of two unit fractions:

                  

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Study the representations below and try to formulate a general method:

 

 

 

2.  Represent the following fractions as sum of two unit fractions: 

              

 

 

 

 

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