Originally Posted by master of none
No wonder people get math phobia when solving a simple equation results in you needing to divide 5/12 by 4/7. Really? Why isn't math more problem solving? Where you figure out what the equations should be and you get a solution that is meaningful?

I dunno... I'm a scientist and I have equations that end up with numbers like that all the time in real life. Just because a number isn't a simple-to-figure out fraction doesn't mean it's not meaningful smile

polarbear