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a general question on divisibility

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a general question on divisibility

by pc80 » Sat Apr 17, 2010 8:19 pm
Lets say a statement says: N is divisible by 3. It is no mentioned that N is an integer.

So 3/3 is GOOD

How about 3.3/3 = 1.1...can this equation be considered as TRUE as well? 3.3 is divisible by 3 right?
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by eaakbari » Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:50 am
Well IMO when we are talking about questions like these, we do not consider decimal fractions , only fractions which require the numerator to be an integer.
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by Brian@VeritasPrep » Wed Apr 21, 2010 4:48 pm
Good question, guys - and nice answer, eaakbari. Divisibility as a concept means that we're talking about integers in both the numerator and denominator. Otherwise, anything (other than 0 in the denominator) could qualify.
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