Numbertown ---- Headless Fractions |
One morning
after waking up from sleep, 2/3 learned that one of its
forms “slash 15” (/15) had lost
their head! 2/3 was deeply upset because /15 was in such
a state.
So 2/3 jumped out of bed, put on its 4/6's costume and headed to the Lost Head & Found Department (LHFD) at City Hall. There 4/6 saw so many fraction heads that it became very upset. “I wish I could help them all find their heads,” fretted 4/6. “But right now it's /15’s head that I want to find especially since /15 is a clone of mine.” “Could you help me?” pleaded 4/6. 1/5, the head of LHFD, heard 4/6’s plea and came to the rescue. “Let's see now,” ponders 1/5. “What could /15 be and still be 4/6?” In other words (or rather numbers): 4/6 = ?/15
“One way to find out is to
list all of your clone members,” 1/5 informed 4/6. “OK, I’ll do that,” replied 4/6. “Let's see,” said 4/6, “my clone costumes are 2/3, 6/9, 8/12, 10/15...” “That's it,” interrupted 1/5, "10 is /15's head!” “You got it,” agreed 4/6. “Some of my other clone members are 12/18 and 14/21,” continued 4/6. |
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