@Mercuri to Programmer [email protected] • 2 days agoYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2imagemessage-square64arrow-up1436arrow-down126file-text
arrow-up1410arrow-down1imageYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2@Mercuri to Programmer [email protected] • 2 days agomessage-square64file-text
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink2•12 hours agoI’m guessing whatever it scraped to generate this was intended for divvying up food rather than doing actual math. 1/3 plus a third of a third is close enough to a half if you’re talking about portioning out pizza or leftovers or what have you.
minus-square@mojofrododojolinkEnglish1•5 hours ago divvying up food rather than doing actual math. divvying up - dividing food into equal proportions - is math.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink1•6 hours agoYep, the difference between .444… And .5 is only .0555… Who notices 5 nintieths of something? That’s going to be within the error of sloppy measuring anyways
I’m guessing whatever it scraped to generate this was intended for divvying up food rather than doing actual math. 1/3 plus a third of a third is close enough to a half if you’re talking about portioning out pizza or leftovers or what have you.
divvying up - dividing food into equal proportions - is math.
Yep, the difference between .444… And .5 is only .0555…
Who notices 5 nintieths of something? That’s going to be within the error of sloppy measuring anyways