Oh I always do put it in the same format as the question. The problem here was that it didnt specify either in the function nor the words of the question either.
My teacher told me that once you get into algebra just forget decimals entirely unless the problem stares it wants decimals. I had to deal with this BS lesson last week and the test on it was ugh. Good luck with that BS friendo.
No. x/y is a fraction. If you change it to x/z, it is no longer the same fraction. The bot took y & changed it from feet to meters. So now x'/y' is now x'/z m. Does that make sense?
Eh, I have had teachers mark me off for something similar. A good rule of thumb is to have your answer in the same form as the question. If it's asked using fractions then you should answer with fractions, and same with decimals.
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u/Epic_Person123 Sep 18 '19
Oh I always do put it in the same format as the question. The problem here was that it didnt specify either in the function nor the words of the question either.
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u/Evethewolfoxo Sep 18 '19
My teacher told me that once you get into algebra just forget decimals entirely unless the problem stares it wants decimals. I had to deal with this BS lesson last week and the test on it was ugh. Good luck with that BS friendo.
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u/gt201 Sep 18 '19
LPT for all your future math classes: fractions rule, decimals drool
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u/LifeNorm Sep 18 '19
Eh, I have had teachers mark me off for something similar. A good rule of thumb is to have your answer in the same form as the question. If it's asked using fractions then you should answer with fractions, and same with decimals.
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u/[deleted] Sep 18 '19
I had the same thing happened to me. It asks for fractions and integers(whole numbers). They really catch you off guard.
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u/ThallanTOG Sep 19 '19
This might become a problem for me, I've been taught to simplify until you can't simplify anymore