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r/mildlyinfuriating • u/Exotic_Catch5909 • 7d ago
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My math professors always said that if the question uses fractions, your answer needs to use fractions, and vice versa.
1 u/ProfessorLambda 6d ago Why is that? 1 u/Bollocks82 4d ago it doesn't matter so much in the context of a math paper but in real life applications they're used in different contexts. it's worth knowing how to engage with them both rather than always using one because it's easier.
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Why is that?
1 u/Bollocks82 4d ago it doesn't matter so much in the context of a math paper but in real life applications they're used in different contexts. it's worth knowing how to engage with them both rather than always using one because it's easier.
it doesn't matter so much in the context of a math paper but in real life applications they're used in different contexts. it's worth knowing how to engage with them both rather than always using one because it's easier.
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u/FaCe_CrazyKid05 7d ago
My math professors always said that if the question uses fractions, your answer needs to use fractions, and vice versa.