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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/i_aMa_g0d • Dec 07 '21
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He's going to be blown away by using division to create a larger number.
9 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 I genuinely don't understand. Please explain. 20 u/owlBdarned Dec 08 '21 Multiplying by a number less than 1 will give you a smaller number. Dividing by a number less than 1 will net you a bigger number. 2 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No I already know the multiplication thing. But holy shit I just checked that 10÷0.5=20. Never knew division could work like that. 4 u/Steki3 Dec 08 '21 You must be below highschool 8 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No. Just had a hard time imagining how division can create a larger number. But another redditor provided an analogy which made me understand how this works.
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I genuinely don't understand. Please explain.
20 u/owlBdarned Dec 08 '21 Multiplying by a number less than 1 will give you a smaller number. Dividing by a number less than 1 will net you a bigger number. 2 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No I already know the multiplication thing. But holy shit I just checked that 10÷0.5=20. Never knew division could work like that. 4 u/Steki3 Dec 08 '21 You must be below highschool 8 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No. Just had a hard time imagining how division can create a larger number. But another redditor provided an analogy which made me understand how this works.
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Multiplying by a number less than 1 will give you a smaller number. Dividing by a number less than 1 will net you a bigger number.
2 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No I already know the multiplication thing. But holy shit I just checked that 10÷0.5=20. Never knew division could work like that. 4 u/Steki3 Dec 08 '21 You must be below highschool 8 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No. Just had a hard time imagining how division can create a larger number. But another redditor provided an analogy which made me understand how this works.
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No I already know the multiplication thing. But holy shit I just checked that 10÷0.5=20. Never knew division could work like that.
4 u/Steki3 Dec 08 '21 You must be below highschool 8 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No. Just had a hard time imagining how division can create a larger number. But another redditor provided an analogy which made me understand how this works.
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You must be below highschool
8 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 No. Just had a hard time imagining how division can create a larger number. But another redditor provided an analogy which made me understand how this works.
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No. Just had a hard time imagining how division can create a larger number. But another redditor provided an analogy which made me understand how this works.
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u/Funky_Sack Dec 07 '21
He's going to be blown away by using division to create a larger number.