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Originally Posted by pdurrant
You have something 1 foot long, which you need to cut into three pieces. Just mark and cut at 4 inches and 8 inches.
Whereas, if you have something that's 1 metre long (1000mm), which you need to cut into three pieces, you mark and cut at 333mm and 667mm. Which are both 1/3mm off.
Of course, if you want to cut it into five pieces, the problem's reversed.  |
Yes, it's not like calculating or finding 33.3 and 66.7 is difficult. The problem's not just reversed at the end, it's reversed and significantly harder.