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How to verbalize the correct statement of a measure in mixed units
Word or phrase for multilingual pun/word playWhat do you call a statement like “How to perform a change of ownership”Another way to say “a measure of how easy it is” to do something?Term for systems of measure with arbitrary unitsTechnical Term Specifically for Multi-Example RhetoricIs this statement combination correct?Unambiguous alternative to “to consider sth. offensive”Name for “having no concern about the truthfulness of one’s own remarks”How do metric-users casually describe intermediate distances?Is there a term for accumulated dirt on the outside of your hands and feet?
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I want help phrasing the instructions in a math question. The issue is the correct way to express mixed units.
For example, if an answer is “25 inches,” I don’t want to accept “25 inches” or “1 foot 13 inches,” but only “2 feet 1 inch.”
I guess you might say that I want the total number of units to be small as possible. But I don’t think anyone would understand what I meant by that. Similarly, I don't think it would do to say that I want the answer "simplified."
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I want help phrasing the instructions in a math question. The issue is the correct way to express mixed units.
For example, if an answer is “25 inches,” I don’t want to accept “25 inches” or “1 foot 13 inches,” but only “2 feet 1 inch.”
I guess you might say that I want the total number of units to be small as possible. But I don’t think anyone would understand what I meant by that. Similarly, I don't think it would do to say that I want the answer "simplified."
phrase-requests terminology
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I want help phrasing the instructions in a math question. The issue is the correct way to express mixed units.
For example, if an answer is “25 inches,” I don’t want to accept “25 inches” or “1 foot 13 inches,” but only “2 feet 1 inch.”
I guess you might say that I want the total number of units to be small as possible. But I don’t think anyone would understand what I meant by that. Similarly, I don't think it would do to say that I want the answer "simplified."
phrase-requests terminology
asked Mar 27 at 21:06
ChaimChaim
2,011818
I want help phrasing the instructions in a math question. The issue is the correct way to express mixed units.
For example, if an answer is “25 inches,” I don’t want to accept “25 inches” or “1 foot 13 inches,” but only “2 feet 1 inch.”
I guess you might say that I want the total number of units to be small as possible. But I don’t think anyone would understand what I meant by that. Similarly, I don't think it would do to say that I want the answer "simplified."
phrase-requests terminology
phrase-requests terminology
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Simply state:
"Express the answer in feet and inches"
As part of the question. Valid answers could be "25 inches" or "2 feet 1 inch", and with this statement, you eliminate the former.
Anyone who answers with "1 foot 13 inches" simply misunderstands how units work. It’s like saying "twenty-thirteen" when you mean thirty-three. Or expressing "2 hours 30 minutes" as "1 hour 90 minutes".
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Simply state:
"Express the answer in feet and inches"
As part of the question. Valid answers could be "25 inches" or "2 feet 1 inch", and with this statement, you eliminate the former.
Anyone who answers with "1 foot 13 inches" simply misunderstands how units work. It’s like saying "twenty-thirteen" when you mean thirty-three. Or expressing "2 hours 30 minutes" as "1 hour 90 minutes".
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Simply state:
"Express the answer in feet and inches"
As part of the question. Valid answers could be "25 inches" or "2 feet 1 inch", and with this statement, you eliminate the former.
Anyone who answers with "1 foot 13 inches" simply misunderstands how units work. It’s like saying "twenty-thirteen" when you mean thirty-three. Or expressing "2 hours 30 minutes" as "1 hour 90 minutes".
answered Mar 27 at 21:19
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Simply state:
"Express the answer in feet and inches"
As part of the question. Valid answers could be "25 inches" or "2 feet 1 inch", and with this statement, you eliminate the former.
Anyone who answers with "1 foot 13 inches" simply misunderstands how units work. It’s like saying "twenty-thirteen" when you mean thirty-three. Or expressing "2 hours 30 minutes" as "1 hour 90 minutes".
answered Mar 27 at 21:19
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Simply state:
"Express the answer in feet and inches"
As part of the question. Valid answers could be "25 inches" or "2 feet 1 inch", and with this statement, you eliminate the former.
Anyone who answers with "1 foot 13 inches" simply misunderstands how units work. It’s like saying "twenty-thirteen" when you mean thirty-three. Or expressing "2 hours 30 minutes" as "1 hour 90 minutes".
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