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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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I see both sides in this, and if I had to choose a side, I'd pick yours. Been a long time since my undergrad math minor, so could be stoking the fire here. Ask them if they'd be ok with (15/2)/8?

I've had to carry around fractions like that in solving problems, especially if it was something like (1/3)/7 as an intermediate.

As such, (15/2)/8 is an acceptable form, and as far as I'm concerned, I'm good with reducing that numerator to 7.5, so 7.5/8 it is. 😬

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