Question

what is the number that is one half of one quarter of one tenth of 400?

Answer 1

This isn't too bad if you do it piece by piece.
one tenth of 400 is?

Answer 2

\(\bf half\quad \cfrac{1}{2}\quad quarter\quad \cfrac{1}{4}\quad tenth\cfrac{1}{10}\quad and\quad 400
\\ \quad \\
\textit{half of a quarter}\to \cfrac{1}{4}\div \cfrac{1}{2}\to \cfrac{1}{4}\cdot \cfrac{2}{1}
\\ \quad \\
\textit{one tenth of that is}\to \cfrac{1}{4}\div \cfrac{1}{2}\div \cfrac{1}{10}\to \cfrac{1}{4}\cdot \cfrac{2}{1}\cdot \cfrac{10}{1}
\\ \quad \\
\textit{of 400 will be }\cfrac{1}{4}\cdot \cfrac{2}{1}\cdot \cfrac{10}{1}\cdot 400\)

Answer 3

actually.. shoot.. lemme fix that some =)

Answer 4

ya D:

Answer 5

heheh

Answer 6

it was so pretty though lol

Answer 7

\(\bf half\quad \cfrac{1}{2}\quad quarter\quad \cfrac{1}{4}\quad tenth\cfrac{1}{10}\quad and\quad 400
\\ \quad \\
\textit{half of a quarter}\to \cfrac{1}{4}\cdot \cfrac{1}{2}
\\ \quad \\
\textit{one tenth of that is}\to \cfrac{1}{4}\cdot
\cfrac{1}{2}\cdot \cfrac{1}{10}
\\ \quad \\
\textit{of 400 will be }\cfrac{1}{4}\cdot
\cfrac{1}{2}\cdot \cfrac{1}{10}\cdot 400\)

Answer 8

Tanx

Answer 9

yw