Weird Fractions
Item
Title
Weird Fractions
Description
The fraction 16/64 has the unusual property that if one simplifies it to lowest terms the result is 1/4, which is also the result if one (illegitimately) cancels the 6's. This is an example of a weird fraction. Once a weird fraction is identified, an infinite sequence of weird fractions can be created. This talk will present the process of generating weird fractions and discuss some of their properties.
Vincent Ferlini
Contributor
Keene State College
Creator
Megan Fisk
Date
2015-04-11
Identifier
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12088/7628
Language
en_US
Subject
Mathematics
Type
Presentation
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