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minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·4 months agoIn case people would like it demonstrated, 0.25/0.5 = 1/4 ÷ 1/2 = 2/4 ÷ 2/2 = 1/2 ÷ 1 A÷1 = A, therefore 0.25/0.5 = 0.5 Alternatively, (a/b)/(c/d) = (a×d)/(b×c) 1/4 ÷ 1/2 = 1×2 ÷ 4×1 = 2/4 = 1/2
minus-squareIron Lynx@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·4 months agoAnd before any pedants crawl out of the woodwork, there are a load of implied brackets, at the spaces.
In case people would like it demonstrated,
0.25/0.5
= 1/4 ÷ 1/2
= 2/4 ÷ 2/2
= 1/2 ÷ 1
A÷1 = A, therefore 0.25/0.5 = 0.5
Alternatively, (a/b)/(c/d) = (a×d)/(b×c)
1/4 ÷ 1/2 = 1×2 ÷ 4×1 = 2/4 = 1/2
And before any pedants crawl out of the woodwork, there are a load of implied brackets, at the spaces.