Mercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 days agoYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldexternal-linkmessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down128file-text
arrow-up1419arrow-down1external-linkYes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2lemmy.worldMercuri@lemmy.world to Programmer Humor@programming.dev · 3 days agomessage-square62fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSomething Burger 🍔@jlai.lulinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 day agoIt’s wrong. 1/3 + (1/3 * 1/3) = 3/9 + 1/9 = 4/9. It’s close though. However, one third plus one half of a third is correct. 1/3 + (1/2 * 1/3) = 1/3 + (1.5/3 * 1/3) = 1/3 + 0.5/3 = 1.5/3 = 1/2
minus-squaremister_flibble@lemm.eelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·23 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-squaremojofrododojo@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·16 hours ago divvying up food rather than doing actual math. divvying up - dividing food into equal proportions - is math.
minus-squareRevan343@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·18 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
It’s wrong.
1/3 + (1/3 * 1/3) = 3/9 + 1/9 = 4/9. It’s close though.However, one third plus one half of a third is correct.
1/3 + (1/2 * 1/3) = 1/3 + (1.5/3 * 1/3) = 1/3 + 0.5/3 = 1.5/3 = 1/2I’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