document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=911800>Question 911800</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Please help me with this problem, I don't understand how to answer it. Noah says that dividing a number by 2 is the same as multiplying it by 1/2. He wants to know if he is right, and if so, why? 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 #553369 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><B>Theo(13342)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Theo><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Theo><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=553369\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> dividing a number by 2 is the same as muliplying a number by 1/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "that's true.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you multiply 2 fractions together, you multiply the numerators and then you multiply the denominators and your result is the new fraction.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 * 3/5 = 1*3 divided by 2 * 5 = 3 / 10\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "likewise:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "also, every number can be expressed as a fraction by dividing it by 1 since any number divided by 1 is equal to the same number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "5 = 5/1\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "taking the above statements into considerations, if you have 1/2 * x, then it's equivalent to 1/2 * x/1 which you can then multiply together to get 1*x divided by 2*1 which results in x/2.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "you get 1/2 * x and x/2 are equivalent.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "if you use them on any number, the result will be the same.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "8/2 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1/2 * 8 = 8/2 = 4\r<BR>\n" );
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