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Is dividing by 2 and multiplying by 1/2 are the same

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Yes. For example:

6/2=3

6*1/2=6/2 (6 goes in the top part because 6/1 * 1/2)=3
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Yes. Dividing by 2 and multiplying by 1/2 are the same.

For example : 4 / 2 = 2 and 4 x 1/2 =2


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