Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Apr 10, 2012 15:58
12 yrs ago
English term
pesu
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Mathematics & Statistics
Ahmes sets this puzzle involving equivalent values in Problem 72 of the Rhind Papyrus. We can quickly recognize that the problem is one of percentages, but that was not a concept that fitted with the Egyptian mathematical system.
A group of men have 100 hekats of barley of impurity (pesu) 10. They wish to exchange it for a fair quantity of inferior barley, of pesu 45. What is the fair quantity?
A group of men have 100 hekats of barley of impurity (pesu) 10. They wish to exchange it for a fair quantity of inferior barley, of pesu 45. What is the fair quantity?
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(Italian)
3 +6 | pesu | Laura Radaelli |
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pesu
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