• MBM@lemmings.worldEnglish
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    3 months ago

    Guess I’ll just come out and say it. I’m a mixed fraction fan. 23+2/3 instantly tells you it’s “23 and a bit”, unlike 74/3, and it’s more accurate than 23.67.

    • Programmer Belch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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      3 months ago

      For me the problem is notation, putting a number in front of a fraction usually means multiplication and when giving a solution in anything but maths, the needed accuracy can be achieved with decimals

  • Sotuanduso@lemm.eeEnglish
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    3 months ago

    My high school geometry teacher said we’re not allowed to use mixed fractions unless we’re baking.

    Then one time he put mixed fractions on a test. He told the class he was baking when he wrote it.