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What is the answer for 5/2 and it is equal to 1/3

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Answer:

5/2=2.5, while 1/3= aprox 0.333, therefore 5/2 is not equal to 1/3.

Explanation:

Here is the long division table for 5/2

2. 5 0 0

2 5. 0 0 0

− 4

1 0

− 1 0

0 0

− 0

0 0

− 0

0

Here is the long division table 1/3 ( to three decimal places)

0. 3 3 3

3 1. 0 0 0

− 0

1 0

− 9

1 0

− 9

1 0

− 9

1

An easier way to do 5/2 is to think of 50/2, which is 25, and then add a decimal point, making it 2.5.

An easier way to do 1/3 is to think of it as one third (of one), or 0.333 repeating.

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