The types of problems found on ancient papyri, books, and tablets focuses primarily on problems that relate to daily life. the solution methods for many ancient cultures are generally verbal, with mathematical statements written out in words. why did most ancient cultures primarily write out their mathematical texts in words?

Ancient cultures primarily used verbal methods to find the solution to unknown equations because many of these ancient societies did not have a defined symbolic notation for these unknown quantities and operations that we currently use, resulting in a great deal of confusion.

the highest percentage for deaths in construction from highest to lowest is as follows: falls, struck by objects, electrocution, and caught-in/between. these four are collectively known as fatal four.

in the case of falls, the type that is responsible for the overall highest death in the category is falls from roofs.