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minus-squareexplodicle@local106.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·1 year agoEveryone has trouble with something that’s basic for someone else - we just have different skills. If these fractions are too confusing for a significant minority of people, then that’s a good reason to switch from fractional to decimal.
minus-squaregrandkaiser@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0arrow-down1·edit-21 year agoExcept I’m this specific case, it’s about measurements for tools. Fractional is far more practical for construction than decimal for tooling.
Everyone has trouble with something that’s basic for someone else - we just have different skills. If these fractions are too confusing for a significant minority of people, then that’s a good reason to switch from fractional to decimal.
Except I’m this specific case, it’s about measurements for tools. Fractional is far more practical for construction than decimal for tooling.