How would you divide 4/5 by 2? Would it become 8/10 or some other fraction? And then would squaring it just go right across each?

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anonymous · Answer

(4/5)/2-=(4/5)*1/2=2/5

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

spose i give you 1/3 of this pizza; and you split it in half to give to your friend ...

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

when you split your 1/3 in half; you now have a part that equals 1/6

anonymous · Answer

4/5÷2 is like 4/5 ÷2/1. when you divide fractions, you should flip the 2nd fraction and multiply. so the problem becomes 4/5 x1/2. you can just mutiply the tops and bottoms and get 4/10 and then reduce to 2/5. Or you can cancel out the 4 on the top with the 2 on the bottom if you would like. the 4 on top becomes 2 on top and the 2 on the bottom becomes 1. then  multiply

amistre64 · Answer

it works that way for any fractions; to divide them up, the bottom gets bigger and the top stays the same

amistre64 · Answer

4/5
--- = 4/10
 2

amistre64 · Answer

3/x
--- = 3/2x
 2

amistre64 · Answer

1/2
---- = 1/6
  3

anonymous · Answer

Thank you for all the answers, extremely helpful. But how do you square a fraction? I totally have no idea how to do that part

amistre64 · Answer

multiplying is simple and straight forward .... top to top and bottom to bottom

amistre64 · Answer

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amistre64 · Answer

squareing something means you multiply it by itself

anonymous · Answer

But if it's a fraction and I'm multiplying out 2/5 by 2/5, that couldn't give me 4/10 would it?

amistre64 · Answer

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