Look at that, 2.5 1.75, what’s all this fuss about? Don’t get all fancy with me, I’m just tryin’ to make sense of it like anyone else. Ain’t no college professor, just plain folks talkin’ here.
So, 2.5, that’s two and a half, right? Like two whole things and then half of another. You got two apples and another half apple. Simple enough. And 1.75? Well, that’s like one whole thing, then a bit more, almost two. Like one and three-quarters, if you think in those pie slices.
They throw these numbers at you, like you’re supposed to know what they mean right off the bat. But let’s break it down, no need to be all high and mighty about it. What’s the difference? That’s what you want to know, ain’t it?
- 2.5 is bigger than 1.75. Anyone can see that.
- If you take 1.75 away from 2.5, what do you get?
Well, think of it like money. You got 2 dollars and 50 cents. You spend 1 dollar and 75 cents. How much you got left? It’s like this… 50 cents minus 75 cents, you can’t do that, right? So you borrow a dollar from the 2 dollars, make it one dollar. Now you got 1 dollar and 150 cents. 150 cents minus 75 cents is 75 cents. And you still got that one dollar. So you got one dollar and 75 cents left. See? Ain’t so hard when you think of it like real things.
They try to make it complicated with all them dots and numbers, but it’s just about figuring out what’s more and what’s less. Like when you’re bakin’, you need a certain amount of flour, right? Can’t just throw stuff together and hope it works. Gotta measure it out. These numbers are like that, measurin’ stuff.
Maybe you’re talkin’ about pipes or somethin’. Like, you got a pipe that’s 2.5 inches wide on the outside and 1.75 inches on the inside. That means the wall of the pipe is… well, let’s see, take the 1.75 away from 2.5, like we did before, you get 0.75 inches. Then you gotta divide that by two, ’cause the wall is on both sides, right? So, half of 0.75 is… well, I ain’t got a calculator, but it’s a bit less than half an inch, ain’t it?
Or maybe it’s bullets you’re talkin’ about. All them different sizes. They got names like .17 and .700. Don’t ask me what all that means, sounds like a bunch of nonsense to me. But I reckon 2.5 and 1.75 would be sizes too, right? Like one bullet’s bigger than the other.
Anyways, don’t let them fancy numbers scare ya. Just think of it like everyday things. Apples, money, pipes, bullets, whatever helps you wrap your head around it. 2.5 is more than 1.75. And if you want to know how much more, you just subtract. Simple as that. Don’t need no big words or fancy explanations. Just good ol’ common sense.
And if someone tries to make you feel dumb ’cause you don’t understand all that math mumbo jumbo, just tell ’em, “Look, I might not know all them fancy terms, but I know how to figure things out in my own way. And that’s good enough for me.” Ain’t no shame in that. We all gotta start somewhere, right?
Tags: numbers, measurement, comparison, subtraction
