I am reteaching myself math, but something is bugging me soooo bad and I can’t find the answer. What is a real life example of multiplying a fraction by a fraction? I was wondering why .05 to the 5th exponent would get smaller not bigger. This is driving me bonkers.
Sure 1/2 makes sense, but how about 1/2 times 3/5 in real life?!?
Edit: OMFG. Math is cool and makes sense. Finally, I’m 28. Thank you all!!!!
Edit: I was given an AP Scholar award, but it was not for math.
* * * The best explanation goes to the person who explained “times” and “of” were synonomous!!!! * * *
NOW EXPLAIN THIS: How am I in the 99.9th percentile for arithmetic, but suck at math?! Do I have potential? Am I still gifted in “math” or are math and arithmetic too separate things. A professor told me they are different parts of the brain.
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I have not seen this being addressed, but my comment here would be that you are trying to continuously anchor mathematics in intuition. That eventually only gets you so far. From a certain point on in mathematics you inevitably leave the grounds of the innately familiar, and move to using the power of applying rules that will give you the right answer, WITHOUT being intuitive. I would argue that separation from intuition is what makes mathematics so powerful.
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