How would you find the Babylonian Fraction for 1/4?
Multiply the numerator and denominator by 60.
Figure out what to multiply 4 by to get 60, then multiply both 1 and 4 by that number.
Multiply both 1 and 4 by 20.
The Babylonian Fraction for 1/4 is
2/8
25/100
15/60
20/80
The Babylonian Fraction for 3/4 is
6/8
75/100
45/60
40/60
The fraction 1/7 would be hard to show using Babylonian fractions because
7 does not go into 60.
7 is an odd number.
1/7 is the decimal 0.1428....
7 is a prime number.