document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=174297>Question 174297</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A student says that taking one-half of a number is the same as dividing the number by one-half.  How do you respond? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #129235 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><B>jim_thompson5910(35256)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=jim_thompson5910><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=129235\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I would say that the student is false.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Take half of 4 would look like <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%281%2F2%29%284%29=4%2F2=2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%281%2F2%29%284%29=4%2F2=2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "and divide 4 by one half to get <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F%281%2F2%29=4%282%2F1%29=4%282%29=8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F%281%2F2%29=4%282%2F1%29=4%282%29=8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Since <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=2%3C%3E8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"2%3C%3E8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > this means that the two are NOT the same. </SPAN>\n" );
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