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What’s the answer of 1/2 divide by 1/6

User Wyxa
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So this is our equation algebraically:
(1)/(2)/ (1)/(6)

Now remember that dividing is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal. In this case, change 1/6 to 6/1 and change the division sign to multiplication to solve:


(1)/(2)*(6)/(1)=(6)/(2)=3

Your answer is 3.

User GFL
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For this, you may want to look at the following when dividing fractions:


((a)/(b))/((c)/(d)) = (ad)/(bc)


Using this, we can say:


((1)/(2))/((1)/(6)) = (6)/(2) = \boxed{3}


Our answer is
\boxed{3}.

User Aman Aalam
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