alleryEarly Indian fraction writing placed numerator over denominator but lacked what?
AA bar between them
BA numeral for tens
CA way to write wholes
DA sign for zero
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. A bar between them
1. The Indian works wrote the numerator above the denominator.
2. They did not draw a bar between them.
3. Numerals, whole numbers and zero were all available, so only the bar was missing.
_Source: Wikipedia, Fraction, section History_
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