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[-] ebc@lemmy.ca 76 points 2 months ago

He meant 3/5 (the mother) plus 3/5 (the child), so a total of 6/5.

[-] Macallan@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

Ahh yes ⅗ ... I had it wrong ... Damnit!

[-] riskable@programming.dev 12 points 2 months ago

Don't feel too bad. I had to think about it hard after I wrote the sentence. Then I thought about it some more, triple checked my work using a fractions calculator, then finally hit the submit button 🤣

Fractions are hard. Normal people don't think in fractions (anymore; they probably used to in days of yore).

this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2024
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