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Yes Google, 2/3 is TOTALLY the same as 1/2
(lemmy.world)
Probably should've just asked Wolfram Alpha
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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.
divvying up - dividing food into equal proportions - is math.
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