Peanuts by Charles Schulz for April 06, 1988
April 05, 1988
April 07, 1988
Transcript:
Charlie Brown and Sally sit at a table. Sally says, "How can you multiply 4 1/2 by 6 5/8?! That's ridiculous!"<BR><BR> Sally says, "Why should I learn that? I'll bet in all my life I'll never multiply 4 1/2 by 6 5/8!!"<BR><BR> Charlie Brown asks, "What makes you think so?" Sally replies, "I'll refuse to do it!"<BR><BR>
TheSoundDefense almost 11 years ago
9/2 times 53/8 = 477/16, or 29 and 13/16.
All... about 4 years ago
I’m with Sally on this one. I’ll always convert to decimals and multiply that way. Fractions just feel like unresolved division to me. I can multiply fractions, but in no practical situation would I do so.