Re: [math-fun] More 4th grade "math"

On Tue, Feb 4, 2014 at 1:22 PM, Bill Gosper <billgosper@gmail.com> wrote:

"Divide 20/9. Write the quotient as a fraction." "Divide and write the quotient as a fraction: 25/6"

What are they looking for here? Is the "right answer" 20 = 18/9 * 9 + 2? and why isn't 20 = 246/123 * 9 + 2 just as good an answer? Andy