• wizzor@sopuli.xyz
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    1 month ago

    Without seeing the question…

    It’s perfectly normal to require the answer to be given in fractions instead of decimals if the question is given in fractions.

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      1 month ago

      what is normal about that stupid requirement?

      i played those stupid games and got my As but fuck do i not miss those online grade math sites

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        1 month ago

        Calculators can make decimal easy and fractions hard when doing it yourself fractions are much easier it’s an anti-cheat of sorts

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        1 month ago

        Unless the course or assignment is specifically about fractions.

        At least I was thought to use the same format for results as the assignment.

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      Calculators can make decimal easy and fractions hard when doing it yourself fractions are much easier it’s an anti-cheat of sorts

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        1 month ago

        Modern calculators can switch modes between decimal and fractions. It’s pretty irrelevant.

        Also, someone may do the problem themselves using any number of means that involve decimals. Or maybe they simply prefer to write in decimal. Either way, the program is simply wrong.