alleryWhat were the earliest fractions?
ADecimal expansions
BReciprocals of integers
CPercentage values
DRoots of numbers
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Reciprocals of integers
1. Early symbols stood for one part of two, one of three, one of four and so on.
2. These are reciprocals of integers (unit fractions).
3. Decimals and percentages came much later, and square roots are not fractions.
_Source: Wikipedia, Fraction, section History_
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