(1/2) divided by (1/2) = (1/2) x (2/1) = 2/2 = 1
Any number divided by itself is ' 1 '.
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Divide the 6 by 6, and divide the 12 by 6, which gives 1/2 (one over two - which is one half).
Divide the two number by their highest common factor, which is 12. That gives 1 over 3 or one third.
Imagine 12 kids, and four of them have books. You can write that 4 over 12. You can divide both four and twelve by two: 2 over 6. You can divide both two and six by two: 1 over 3. So one third is the simplest way to say what proportion of the kids have books.
The amount left over after you divide two number that don't divide perfectly.
There are infinitely many such numbers. 958 is one such.