Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so

Re:Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so by kortilla on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @07:34PM (#23317692)

> you can multiply your variables by these amounts, and now both expressions have the unit

In grade school where these kids are, they won’t understand the concept of an “expression”, a “variable”, and barely the importance of “units”.

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Re:Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so by TeMPOraL on Tuesday May 26, 2020 @07:51PM (#23317835)

Since numbers are usually introduced to children in terms of quantities of things (e.g. 3 apples), I think it might suffice to stress the importance of keeping these things always attached to those numbers. In general, numbers very rarely go alone.

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Re:Can 1/3 and 1/3 = 2/6? It seemed so by kortilla on Sunday May 31, 2020 @03:01PM (#23371750)

Sure. Might point is that you’re whole statement is way beyond the math comprehension of grade schoolers.

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