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Mathematicians
Often, to completely understand the importance of a mathematical theory, it's essential to know about the person who developed it. This category is where all questions about historically significant mathematicians should be asked.
6,570 Questions
It is 0.001 times 150 = 0.15 or 3/20 as a simplified fraction
How do you change improper numbers to mixed?
To convert an improper fraction to a mixed number, divide the denominator into the numerator. The answer is the whole number. Put any remainder over the original denominator to create the fraction part.
What property is used in the following expression 6(2 8)12 48?
It is probably the distributive property of multiplication over addition or subtraction. However, wit so many missing symbols, it is difficult to be sure.
What makes 3 and 71 divisible by 9?
Neither 3 nor 71 are divisible by 9 and nothing will make them so.
To the nearest tenth: 12.8
To the nearest whole number: 13
To the nearest ten: 10
How do ships use Archimedes principle?
Archimedes principle led to the Plimsoll Line, which is marks painted near the bows of a ship. Basically, a ship on salt water floats higher and can carry more cargo. While a ship on fresh water will float lower and can safely carry less cargo. Samual Plimsoll introduced the Plimsoll Line to solved the hazard of capsizing posed by overloading a ship.
Aristotle was a Greek philosopher who believed that knowledge was developed from sense of impression.
Nicolaus Copernicus was a Renaissance mathematician and astronomer from Poland, known for formulating the heliocentric model of the universe, which posited that the Earth and other planets orbit the Sun. His seminal work, "De revolutionibus orbium coelestium," published in 1543, challenged the long-held geocentric view that placed the Earth at the center of the universe. Copernicus' ideas laid the groundwork for the Scientific Revolution and significantly influenced later astronomers, including Galileo and Kepler.
There is not a way to tell what colors of candy will go into each bag. All candy is randomly put into each bag of candy.
Jansensism was a somewhat conservative and restrictive religious sect within Roman Catholicism. It originated in the Netherlands ( as did the Huguenot movement) but spread to France. Needless to say it no longer exists. The Jansenists taking the ( Lord I am not worthy) hymn-lyric literally, tended to discourage frequent use of the sacraments by laymen. They were pretty conservative and tended somewhat towards a predestination angle also. look them up! Blaise Pascal, the scientist and mathematician , belonged to this sect.
What is an example of a repeating fraction?
A repeating fraction is a decimal representation of a number in which a string of numbers repeats itself endlessly. The repeating string may start after a finite number of non-repeating digits.
For example, 29/132 = 0.21969696... repeating.
The repeated sequence is [96] which starts after two digits.
