MAT 300-02L                         Homework Sheet 2

Spring 2006

 

Assignment 6

1.                  Use the Egyptian method of doubling to find the following products:

a.                   18 × 25

b.                  26 × 33

c.                   85 × 21

d.                  105 × 59

 

2.                  Use the Egyptian method to find the following quotients.  If the quotient is not exact, express the fractional part in terms of a sum of unit fractions.

a.                   184 ÷ 8

b.                  1059 ÷ 12

c.                   61 ÷ 8

 

3.                  p. 25-26 in the text
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4.                  p. 25 in the text
2     (Hint:  This falls outside the families of fractions that we discussed using in division problems in class.  Near the end, you will need to divide both sides of the line  1     5   by 10  to get  .)  If  you have trouble, hold off on doing it and I will do it in class

Assignment 7

A.     Use the method of false position to solve the following equation.

A quantity and its 1/5 added together become 21.  What is the quantity?

B.     p. 26 in the text
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