MATH 4109 COMPLETE EXAM TWO STUDY
GUIDE 2026 ROBUST QUESTIONS AND
CAREFULLY ANALYZED WELL DEFINED
RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ Which system employed a subtractive principle in which the symbol
for a smaller number is placed in front of the symbol for a larger
number? Answer: Roman
⩥ What strategy did the Romans use to represent numbers that were
multiples of 1000? Answer: A bar was drawn over the necessary
symbols.
⩥ What symbols did the ancient Mayans use to represent the numbers
from 1 to 19? Answer: Dots and horizontal bars
⩥ What number does the symbol L represent in the Roman numeral
system? Answer: 50
⩥ What number did the Babylonians use as the base for their numeration
system? Answer: 60
⩥ True or False: It is commonly accepted that mathematics originated
with problems related to solving equations. Answer: False
, ⩥ Which style of writing did the Babylonians use? Answer: Cuneiform
⩥ What number is the base for a sexagesimal numeration system?
Answer: 60
⩥ According to our notes and discussion, which civilization employed a
symbol for zero? Answer: Mayan
⩥ What was the most important rule that the Egyptians used when they
wrote sums of unit fractions? Answer: They could never use the same
unit fraction twice.
⩥ Egypt is on which continent? Answer: Africa
⩥ What was unique about the Egyptians' work with fractions? Answer:
Their refusal to deal with fractions that were not unit fractions or (2/3)
⩥ For the Egyptians, the multiplication of two numbers was
accomplished by successively doubling one of the factors. After that was
done, what operation was used? Answer: Addition
⩥ What was the only fraction used by the Egyptians besides unit
fractions? Answer: (2/3)
GUIDE 2026 ROBUST QUESTIONS AND
CAREFULLY ANALYZED WELL DEFINED
RESPONSES GRADED A+
⩥ Which system employed a subtractive principle in which the symbol
for a smaller number is placed in front of the symbol for a larger
number? Answer: Roman
⩥ What strategy did the Romans use to represent numbers that were
multiples of 1000? Answer: A bar was drawn over the necessary
symbols.
⩥ What symbols did the ancient Mayans use to represent the numbers
from 1 to 19? Answer: Dots and horizontal bars
⩥ What number does the symbol L represent in the Roman numeral
system? Answer: 50
⩥ What number did the Babylonians use as the base for their numeration
system? Answer: 60
⩥ True or False: It is commonly accepted that mathematics originated
with problems related to solving equations. Answer: False
, ⩥ Which style of writing did the Babylonians use? Answer: Cuneiform
⩥ What number is the base for a sexagesimal numeration system?
Answer: 60
⩥ According to our notes and discussion, which civilization employed a
symbol for zero? Answer: Mayan
⩥ What was the most important rule that the Egyptians used when they
wrote sums of unit fractions? Answer: They could never use the same
unit fraction twice.
⩥ Egypt is on which continent? Answer: Africa
⩥ What was unique about the Egyptians' work with fractions? Answer:
Their refusal to deal with fractions that were not unit fractions or (2/3)
⩥ For the Egyptians, the multiplication of two numbers was
accomplished by successively doubling one of the factors. After that was
done, what operation was used? Answer: Addition
⩥ What was the only fraction used by the Egyptians besides unit
fractions? Answer: (2/3)
