x = y/4

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1 total messages Started by DonH Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:58

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Author: DonH
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2011 18:58

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But does, therefore, 4x = y?
   It would, if dealing purely with numbers, or, if both x and y represent 
eg bananas (same thing).
   But if y is the numerical content of a bowl of mixed fruit, then merely 
multiplying your bananas is not going to equal that.
   All you can claim is: that the original bananas comprise a quarter of the 
whole.
   If you count up the actual contents of the bowl, you may get:
   3A + 3B + 4O + 2P = 12 (apples, bananas, oranges, pears).
   Science deals with empirical entities, and maths is only a counting 
mechanism.

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