Wednesday, January 16, 2013

Dividing with Fractions

How is 2 divided by 1/2 different from 1/2 divided by 2?

18 comments:

  1. 2 divided by 1/2 is when there are two of something, and you cut them into halves. Then you would have 4 halves altogether.

    When you do 1/2 divided by two, you only start with 1/2 of something and then break that in two. So you have half of a half or you have one fourth.

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  2. 2 divided by 1/2 equals 4 and 1/2 divided by 2 equals 1/4

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  3. when you divied by 1/2 divided by 2 it will be 1/4. and if you do 2 divided 1/2 it will be the be 1/4.

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  4. one of them has 2 and the other one has 1/2

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  5. In one you have 2, and the other one I have 1/2

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  6. 2 divided by 1 half is when there are 2 of somthing and u cut them in to half and u will have 4 halfs together, when u do 1 half divided by 2 it is different bc u cut it in half then cut the halfs in half and you will get 1\4.

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  7. one ends up as a whole number with the other you end up with a fraction

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  8. they are diffint but one is a whole and the other is a fractions

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  9. Because you have 2 of something and you divided them in hafe. And you have 1 of something and you divided them

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  10. 2 divided by 1/2 is 4
    1/2 divided by 2 is 1/4

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  11. in one you have 2, and the other one i have 1/2

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  12. one of them you have two the other you only have half.Such as 2 divided by 1/2 is when you have 2 cookies and u want to split them in half and share them. But when you have 1/2 and u had two cookies and then there already split so then u have ur answer.

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  13. one of them you have two and divid it into halfs you would get four when you take one half and divid it by 2 you get one forth

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  14. For number 1 the answer is 4 haves.
    For number 2 the answer is 1/4.

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  15. They are basically the same exept when you divide 2 divided by 1/2 they are 2 of something and then you break it both into 1/2 which equals 4.
    Now when u divide 1/2 divide into 2 you break those 1/2 into 2 pieces equals 1/4.

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  16. one is 4 and the other is 1/4 so that the difference

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  17. 2 divied by 1/2 is win there are two of somthing, and you cut them into to difernt groups. the answer is 4. if you take 1/2 divied by to but you take the number by the other number. you get 1/4.

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  18. 2 divided by 1/2 =4. And
    1/2 divided by 2 =1/4.

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