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Why is multiplying or dividing the numerator and the denominator by the same number the same as multiplying or dividing the fraction by 1?
Because multiplying or dividing them by the same NON-ZERO number does not alter their ratio.
Could you answer Dividing a number by 2.5 is the same as multiplying a number by what?
it is the same as multiplying by 0.4
0.935 divided by 0.5?
1.87
What number divided by 2 is not half of that number?
The only possible answer is 0. If you divide any other number by 2 you will always get half that number, as dividing by 2 is the same as multiplying by 1/2.
Why is multiplying or dividing the numerator and denominator by the same nonzero number the same as multiplying or dividing the fraction the fraction by 1?
Because doing so is equivalent to multiplying or dividing by x/x, which can be cancelled down to 1.
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