tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post4833138490735780067..comments2024-03-21T03:54:48.886-04:00Comments on The Elementary Math Maniac: Monday Math Literature Volume 15The Math Maniachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06177173988483052908noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4746027850336066537.post-42136419816903726062013-10-22T10:43:42.436-04:002013-10-22T10:43:42.436-04:00Except this book is wrong: dividing by a fraction ...Except this book is wrong: dividing by a fraction does not always result in "more" - it depends on what the two numbers are: if it is 1/4 ÷ 1/9, then the answer will be "more," but if it is 1/9 ÷ 1/4, then the answer will be less. The lesson should really be about smaller into larger and larger into smaller..... Better Living Through Mathematics!https://www.blogger.com/profile/15336371800066402107noreply@blogger.com