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very real problem and I had argument with trades teacher.

>> No.8675406
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>>8675391
half = multiplying by 1/2 = dividing my 2
so half 1/4 is 1/8
/thread

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>> No.8675409

I'll bite
>divided by half
>divided by two
Spot the difference.

>> No.8675413

>>8675406
so... im right?

>> No.8675414

proof that math does not apply to the real world

>> No.8675423

what im getting from this, it is all semantics.
1/2 is a half
so 1/4 in half is 1/8
or..?

>> No.8675459

If you multiply with things greater than one, it gets bigger
If you multiply with things less than one, it gets smaller
If you divide with things greater than one, it gets smaller
If you divide with things less than one, it gets bigger

You divided something with something that was less than one, so it got bigger.

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>>8675413
if you are OP, you weren't multiplying by 1/2, but dividing by 1/2.

>> No.8675642

>>8675423
you aren't dividing a quarter by half of a quarter, you're dividing it by a half of one

how much of half a pie fits into a quarter of a pie?

>> No.8675651

>>8675391
r u retarded
ur dividing by half not two you dumb retarded person

divide by 2 makes it two pieces, divide by half doubles it

>> No.8675653

>>8675642
Zero. You can't fit any pie into a pie. There's pie in the way

>> No.8675702

>>8675391
Half of 1/4 means 1/2 * 1/4 = 1/8

That is not the same as 1/4 / 1/2

Plug it into a calculator, Jesus Christmas