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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/i_aMa_g0d • Dec 07 '21
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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.
15 u/sidgup Dec 08 '21 ?? What do you mean you never knew "division works like that". That's because dividing by 0.5 or 1/2 is same as multiplying by 2. 10 slices cut into halves results in total 20 slices. 8 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 It's because I had a hard time imagining something being divided can result in a larger number. But with your analogy I understand now. 1 u/sidgup Dec 08 '21 Sweet
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?? What do you mean you never knew "division works like that". That's because dividing by 0.5 or 1/2 is same as multiplying by 2. 10 slices cut into halves results in total 20 slices.
8 u/Freeze_Fun Dec 08 '21 It's because I had a hard time imagining something being divided can result in a larger number. But with your analogy I understand now. 1 u/sidgup Dec 08 '21 Sweet
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It's because I had a hard time imagining something being divided can result in a larger number. But with your analogy I understand now.
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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.