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minus-squareCombatWombat@feddit.onlinelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·3 hours agoHell I don’t even remember what reducing a fraction is anymore. If I start with 12/10, is the correct answer 6/5 or 1 1/5?
minus-squaresubverted_per@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 hours agoNo, no, no you got three fractions there. You have to reduce, get it down to one clean looking one like that 1 1/5. Toss those other two.
minus-squarebrookedSmile@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 hours agoBoth are correct, depends on the requirements of what your doing
minus-squareSpaceNoodle@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 hours ago6/5, common notation is ideal for math. Mixed numbers are only useful for recipes in US customary units.
Hell I don’t even remember what reducing a fraction is anymore. If I start with 12/10, is the correct answer 6/5 or 1 1/5?
Yes
No, no, no you got three fractions there. You have to reduce, get it down to one clean looking one like that 1 1/5. Toss those other two.
Both are correct, depends on the requirements of what your doing
6/5, common notation is ideal for math. Mixed numbers are only useful for recipes in US customary units.