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[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago (2 children)

1 and ⅕? So more than a regular person? Did you mean just ⅕?

[–] [email protected] 82 points 3 months ago (1 children)

He meant 3/5 (the mother) plus 3/5 (the child), so a total of 6/5.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Ahh yes ⅗ ... I had it wrong ... Damnit!

[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago

Don't feel too bad. I had to think about it hard after I wrote the sentence. Then I thought about it some more, triple checked my work using a fractions calculator, then finally hit the submit button 🤣

Fractions are hard. Normal people don't think in fractions (anymore; they probably used to in days of yore).