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To: Fundamentally Fair

Can someone explain to me why, according this graph, one meter equals 7/8 of a meter


26 posted on 09/15/2010 9:32:56 PM PDT by csense
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To: csense

Number lines are never meant to be taken as “drawn to scale”. Expecting them to be equal in length because they represent the same physical length is a common mistake, but it’s still a mistake.


45 posted on 09/16/2010 7:10:43 AM PDT by Boogieman
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