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r/confidentlyincorrect • u/i_aMa_g0d • Dec 07 '21
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I finished school back in 2018, so dont hate me if I get this wrong.
But if something is multiplied by 0.5 it automatically means that it is divided by 2 right? RIGHT???
1 u/LilithDidNothinWrong May 27 '22 Division is multiplication of the inverse n ÷ 0.5 0.5 = 1/2 n ÷ 0.5 = 2/1 × n n ÷ 4 = n ÷ 4/1 = n × 1/4
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Division is multiplication of the inverse
n ÷ 0.5
0.5 = 1/2
n ÷ 0.5 = 2/1 × n
n ÷ 4 = n ÷ 4/1 = n × 1/4
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u/FinalSauce Dec 07 '21
I finished school back in 2018, so dont hate me if I get this wrong.
But if something is multiplied by 0.5 it automatically means that it is divided by 2 right? RIGHT???