Question

9. MP YOU BE THE TEACHERBVDescartes says a fraction equivalentto 3 has a 3 in the denominator anda 1 in the numerator. Is Descartescorrect? Explain.

Answer 1

`No,\text{ Descartes is incorrect}`

Step-by-step explanation:

Here, we want to check if Descartes is right

From what he said, the fraction has 3 in the denominator and 1 in the numerator

This can be expressed as:

`(1)/(3)`

It is mathematically impossible for 3 to be equal to 1/3 and as such, what Descartes said is incorrect