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@actuallyautistic Somehow got into an argument earlier about fractions with my parents, especially the fraction 15/16. I said that 7.5/8 is the same thing as 15/16, because they can be converted to each other by multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator by 2.

My mom basically said, no, that's not right because it's not a "proper fraction" which doesn't make sense to me. The math checks out, and numerators can have decimal integers. Is there something I'm missing?

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Wouldn't 8/16 be 0.5?

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What's 10/16?

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@chevalier26 @uss_oatmeal @actuallyautistic
But that's the same as 1/16.

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@Uair @chevalier26 @uss_oatmeal @actuallyautistic
At first, I thought it was just hexadecimal, too, but that doesn't work with the answers.

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@chevalier26 @uss_oatmeal @actuallyautistic
Given what I know of computer programming, forcing users to bend to what the software demands isn't hard to believe.

Thanks for clarifying, though.

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