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Numbers
Numbers are our way to quantify, label, and organize the world around us in a logical manner. However, the systems used to obtain this goal differ geographically, historically, and by relative utility. All questions pertaining to numbers, including historic labeling systems, bases of numerical systems, constants, and the various ways they're grouped together, should be placed into this category.
46,867 Questions
How do you change a whole number with remainder to a fraction?
Put the remainder over the number you originally divided by. 15 divided by 7 = 2, remainder 1 = 2 and 1/7
How much sand is needed to put in a 28 feet circle 6 inches deep?
Assuming the 28 feet refers to the diameter of the circle, the answer is 1231.5 cubic feet, approx.
What real numbers have to do with jobs?
dancing counts steps and beats, music counts beats, working in a shop counts money, working on TV counting time till show starts a.k.a. every job has something to do with maths whether money wise or time wise
Is it possible to find the prime factorization of a negative number and how do you do it?
No. Any factor string of a negative number would have to include at least one negative number and there aren't any negative prime numbers.
-5 and 6
or
5 and -6.
Multiplied together, they give -30.
What does the Fibonacci sequence approach while the later number is divided by the former number?
It approaches 1/2 of [ 1 + sqrt(5) ] .
What is the purpose of zero number?
It is the identity for addition of real numbers.
It is a place holder which allows simpler expression of numbers.
How do you convert whole numbers to a mixed number?
You can carry out this totally pointless exercise if you divide the number by 1 and note that the remainder is 0.
So, for example, 23 = 230/1. But why would anyone ever want to do that?
Who is responsible for finding out that the numbers in Pi were trascedental?
Ferdinand von Lindemann proved, in 1882, that pi was transcendental.
