How do you simplify $10 div 1/2$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-08-10T15:51:50

$10 div 1/2 = 20$

Compare with $10 div 2 = 5$

$10 div 1/2$ is easily confused with $10 div 2$

$10 div 1/2$ asks " how many halves can I get from 10?"

If you have 10 pizzas and each is cut into two halves, there will be 20 halves altogether.

$10 div 2$ asks " how many groups of 2 can I make from 10?"
There will be 5 groups of 2. $" "(2+2+2+2+2 =10)$

To divide by a fraction, multiply by its reciprocal.

$10 div 1/2 = 10 xx2/1 = 20$

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