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[–] [email protected] 59 points 9 months ago (3 children)

0.5 / 0.5 = 1, so reducing the top term by half (from 0.5 to 0.25) reduces the result by the same (from 1 to 0.5), makes perfect sense to me. Or, ya know, just remember that dividing by 0.5 is the same as multiplying by 2.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Or even simpler the half of 0.5 fits into 0.25. And we all know a half is 0.5

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

I was trying to think how to put that into words with an example like, "how many halves fit in 10? It's 20. So how many halves fit in a quarter? Only half of a half will fit, so 0.5" but I kept screwing up the wording in my head for halves and quarters until I read your reply, so thank you for helping with that clarification. I knew the math was right but couldn't put it into words the way I wanted.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (1 children)

0.5 / 0.5 = 1

Fuck you, that's even worse!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 9 months ago (2 children)

x / x = 1

really shouldn't make anyone upset

[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago

It is the same as 1*x = x

I give you x, once. How many do you have?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Then X can start tending to hell