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Algebra.Com's Answer #14603 by longjonsilver(2297) $\"\"$ $\"About$

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ask yourself: how many half apples are there in 6 apples? Answer is 12 (ignoring the negative sign).\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "mathematically:
\n" ); document.write( " $\"6%2F%28-1%2F2%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( " $\"-6%2F%281%2F2%29\"$ --> you cannot divide fractions. We can however swap the second number (the half) and then multiply, as follows:\r
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\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " $\"-6%2A%282%2F1%29\"$
\n" ); document.write( "or, simply $\"-6%2A2\"$
\n" ); document.write( "--> -12\r
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