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minus-squareCombatWombat@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 month agoHell I don’t even remember what reducing a fraction is anymore. If I start with 12/10, is the correct answer 6/5 or 1 1/5?
minus-squarebrookedSmile@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoBoth are correct, depends on the requirements of what your doing
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 month ago6/5, common notation is ideal for math. Mixed numbers are only useful for recipes in US customary units.
minus-squaresubverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 month agoNo, no, no you got three fractions there. You have to reduce, get it down to one clean looking one like that 1 1/5. Toss those other two.
Hell I don’t even remember what reducing a fraction is anymore. If I start with 12/10, is the correct answer 6/5 or 1 1/5?
Both are correct, depends on the requirements of what your doing
6/5, common notation is ideal for math. Mixed numbers are only useful for recipes in US customary units.
Yes
No, no, no you got three fractions there. You have to reduce, get it down to one clean looking one like that 1 1/5. Toss those other two.