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The way the book teaches this is dumb. It will be wayyyy simpler if we just think in terms of ordered pairs, each belonging to a nonzero communitative ring having the following allowed operations. Ability to explain fractions Math knowledge
gawaintheknight about 9 years ago
I must have a lot of math knowledge.
Brass Orchid Premium Member about 9 years ago
My understanding was decimalated.Fractions are like subatomic particles.You can always find smaller ones if you use enough force.
Ida No about 9 years ago
Imagine you have a pie. And you cut the pie into smaller and smaller slices. And then you put all the pieces into a bank account to generate interest. How many pies will you have to declare to the IRS annually for the next 10 years, remembering to factor in the government’s pie subsidy program’s quarterly hand outs?