Question

Remembering that 1AD came immediately after 1BC, while solving these problems take 1BC as –1 and 1AD as +1.

Greek mathematician Archimedes lived between 287 BC and 212 BC and Aristotle lived between 380 BC and 322 BC. Who lived during an earlier period?

Answer 1

Taking 1 BC as –1 and 1 AD as +1

Archimedes lived between 287 BC and 212 BC

Aristotle lived between 380 BC and 322 BC

∴ Aristotle lived during an earlier period.