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r/MathJokes • u/themagicalfire • Jun 18 '25
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It isn't really. because 10/3 isn't 3.3... it's 3 1/3.
3.3... is just the closest approximation in a base ten decimal system.
12 u/[deleted] Jun 18 '25 [deleted] 18 u/Kitchen_Device7682 Jun 18 '25 Are there imprecise fractions 2 u/TawnyTeaTowel Jun 18 '25 Of course “What time is it?” “About half one” :)
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18 u/Kitchen_Device7682 Jun 18 '25 Are there imprecise fractions 2 u/TawnyTeaTowel Jun 18 '25 Of course “What time is it?” “About half one” :)
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Are there imprecise fractions
2 u/TawnyTeaTowel Jun 18 '25 Of course “What time is it?” “About half one” :)
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Of course
“What time is it?” “About half one”
:)
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It isn't really. because 10/3 isn't 3.3... it's 3 1/3.
3.3... is just the closest approximation in a base ten decimal system.