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Give a counter example to this statement. The quotient of two fractions between 0 and 1 is always a whole number.

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There are many counter examples to this. People seem to think multiplying two fractions will get you a whole number but it definitely isn't the case. Just take 1/2 and 2/3 as an example:

1/2 ÷ 2/3 (dividing is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal)

1/2 * 3/2 is 3/4 and that is not a whole number. Hope this helped.

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0< (1)/(6) <1 \\ 0< (1)/(3) <1 \\ ( (1)/(6) )/( (1)/(3) ) = (3)/(6) = (1)/(2)
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