• TheEmpireStrikesDak
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    5 hours ago

    When you read classic novels and you see the kids having to spend ages trying to figure out how to divide a half crown among 5 kids.

    • TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip
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      5 hours ago

      That’s a fun problem, if you enjoy recreational mathematics. However, if you need to deal with this nonsense on a daily basis, it get’s old pretty fast.