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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1/2 * 3/5 = 3/10
You have a pizza cut it into five slices. You turn your back to get a beer and your brother eats two slices. Shit.
So now you have three fifths of a pizza. You’re all set to eat it when your girlfriend comes in and says she wants half.
You have three-fifths of a pizza and you need to cut it in half.
The pizza started as 5 slices. Only three are left. So now your girlfriend gets one and a half slices and you get one and a half slices.
1/2 * 3/5 = 3/10 = 1.5/5
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