Probably should’ve just asked Wolfram Alpha

  • Something Burger 🍔@jlai.lu
    7·
    1 month ago

    It’s wrong. 1/3 + (1/3 * 1/3) = 3/9 + 1/9 = 4/9. It’s close though.

    However, one third plus one half of a third is correct. 1/3 + (1/2 * 1/3) = 1/3 + (1.5/3 * 1/3) = 1/3 + 0.5/3 = 1.5/3 = 1/2

    • mister_flibble@lemm.ee
      2·
      1 month ago

      I’m guessing whatever it scraped to generate this was intended for divvying up food rather than doing actual math. 1/3 plus a third of a third is close enough to a half if you’re talking about portioning out pizza or leftovers or what have you.

      • Revan343@lemmy.ca
        1·
        1 month ago

        Yep, the difference between .444… And .5 is only .0555…

        Who notices 5 nintieths of something? That’s going to be within the error of sloppy measuring anyways

      • mojofrododojo@lemmy.worldEnglish
        1·
        1 month ago

        divvying up food rather than doing actual math.

        divvying up - dividing food into equal proportions - is math.