WorksheetsEGYPTIAN MATHEMATICS – NUMBERS & NUMERALS
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What is the oldest mathematical text from ancient Egypt discovered so far?
The Berlin Papyrus
The Egyptian Middle Kingdom
The Rhind Papyrus
The Moscow Papyrus
What is the base of the ancient Egyptian numeration system?
Base 8
Base 10
Base 12
Base 16
How did ancient Egyptians achieve multiplication?
Repeated addition
Repeated halving
Repeated subtraction
Repeated doubling
Which papyrus shows evidence that ancient Egyptians could solve second-order algebraic equations?
The Berlin Papyrus
The Rhind Papyrus
The Moscow Papyrus
The Egyptian Middle Kingdom
What is the first known example of a geometric series in ancient Egyptian mathematics?
Fibonacci sequence
Pascal's triangle
Unit fractions based on the Eye of Horus
Arithmetic series
What is the formula for the volume of a pyramid known to ancient Egyptians?
1/2 times the height times the length times the width
1/3 times the height times the length times the width
1/4 times the height times the length times the width
1/5 times the height times the length times the width
What rule did ancient Egyptians know long before Pythagoras?
The rule of sines
The rule of cosines
The rule of tangents
The rule of right triangles
What did Egyptian builders use to ensure exact right angles for their stonework?
Ropes knotted at intervals of 5, 6 and 7 units
Ropes knotted at intervals of 3, 4 and 5 units
Ropes knotted at intervals of 4, 5 and 6 units
Ropes knotted at intervals of 2, 3 and 4 units
What is the 3-4-5 right triangle often called?
Egyptian triangle
Pythagorean triangle
Babylonian triangle
Sumerian triangle
What mathematical concept did ancient Egyptians use to calculate the volume of pyramids?
Concept of fractions
Concept of exponents
Concept of square roots
Concept of proportions
