You are here
![[Class 8] What would be a simple rule to multiply a number with ⋂? - Distributive Law – For Egyptian Numerals](https://cdn.teachoo.com/ae78ccf0-9e78-4b68-87b4-e1b05831434c/slide69.jpg)
Question 2 - Page 68 - Distributive Law – For Egyptian Numerals - Chapter 3 Class 8 - A Story of Numbers (Ganita Prakash)
Last updated at November 24, 2025 by Teachoo
Class 8 (Ganita Prakash & Old NCERT)
Chapter 3 Class 8 - A Story of Numbers (Ganita Prakash)
- Introduction
- The Mechanism of Counting
- Some Early Number Systems
- Roman Numerals
- Figure it out - Page 60, 61
- Egyptian Number System
- Variations on the Egyptian System and the Notion of Base
- Adding Egyptian Numerals
- Multiplying Egyptian Numerals
-
Distributive Law – For Egyptian Numerals
- Abacus that Makes Use of the Decimal System
- Shortcomings of the Egyptian System
- Figure it out - Page 69
- Mesopotamian Number System
- Mayan Number System
- Chinese Number System
- Hindu Number System
- Evolution of Ideas in Number Representation
- Figure it out - Page 80
Transcript
Question 2 - Page 68 What would be a simple rule to multiply a number with ⋂ ?The simple rule is "Shift Up." To multiply any Egyptian number by ⋂, we simply replace every symbol in the number with the next highest landmark symbol Every Stroke (|) becomes an Arch (⋂) Every Arch (⋂) becomes a Spiral ( ) Every Spiral ( ) becomes a Lotus ( ) And so on. This is exactly the same as "adding a zero" to the end of a number in our modern system (e.g., 23 × 10 = 230). Symbol Value Meaning 1 Stroke 10 Heel Bone/Arch 9 Coiled Rope/Spiral Lotus Flower P Bent Finger Burbot/Fish/Tadpole Man with arms up Sun
