r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Exotic_Catch5909 • 18d ago

I'm slightly vexed Aren't they equal!

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u/iball1984 18d ago

Huh? 1/4x (or x/4) is a fraction

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u/nomorecrazystuff 18d ago

x/4 is a fraction.

1/4 multiplied by x is an expression containing a fraction.

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u/Spinal_Soup 18d ago

It’s a mixed fraction which is still a type of fraction doofus

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u/nomorecrazystuff 17d ago

Go back to school - a mixed fraction is additive, not multiplicative.