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Anomalous Cancellation
Boas, R. P., Jr.
Two-Year College Mathematics Journal, 3, 2, 21-24, F 72
The problem of getting a correct result when a fraction is reduced by cancelling a digit which appears in both the numerator and the denominator is extended from the base ten situation to any number base. (DT)
Descriptors: Algorithms, College Mathematics, Fractions, Mathematics, Number Concepts, Number Systems
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