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    The document presents an Egyptian Fractions Challenge where the goal is to write fractions as the sum of three or fewer unit fractions. One fraction, 4/5, is provided as an example as 1/2 + 1/5 + 1/10. The challenge then provides 56 fractions ranging from 4/3 to 4/56 for the user to write as sums of unit fractions without using negative numbers.

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    The document presents an Egyptian Fractions Challenge where the goal is to write fractions as the sum of three or fewer unit fractions. One fraction, 4/5, is provided as an example as 1/2 + 1/5 + 1/10. The challenge then provides 56 fractions ranging from 4/3 to 4/56 for the user to write as sums of unit fractions without using negative numbers.

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    The document presents an Egyptian Fractions Challenge where the goal is to write fractions as the sum of three or fewer unit fractions. One fraction, 4/5, is provided as an example as 1/2 + 1/5 + 1/10. The challenge then provides 56 fractions ranging from 4/3 to 4/56 for the user to write as sums of unit fractions without using negative numbers.

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    Henri Picciotto www.MathEducation.

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    Egyptian Fractions Challenge


    Write each fraction as a sum of three or fewer unit fractions (fractions whose numerator is 1).
    One has been done for you. You don’t have to do them in order. Don't use negative numbers.

    4 4 4
    = = =
    3 21 39
    4 4 4
    = = =
    4 22 40
    4 1 1 1 4 4
    = + + = =
    5 2 5 10 23 41
    4 4 4
    = = =
    6 24 42
    4 4 4
    = = =
    7 25 43
    4 4 4
    = = =
    8 26 44
    4 4 4
    = = =
    9 27 45
    4 4 4
    = = =
    10 28 46
    4 4 4
    = = =
    11 29 47
    4 4 4
    = = =
    12 30 48
    4 4 4
    = = =
    13 31 49
    4 4 4
    = = =
    14 32 50
    4 4 4
    = = =
    15 33 51
    4 4 4
    = = =
    16 34 52
    4 4 4
    = = =
    17 35 53
    4 4 4
    = = =
    18 36 54
    4 4 4
    = = =
    19 37 55
    4 4 4
    = = =
    20 38 56

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