72000 shares a factor with 40000. This factor is 8000. By having one factor be the same, both of these equations, when divided by the factors NOT shared, will have the same quotient.
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If you passed out 72,000 M&Ms equally to 9 people, then each person would get the same number as if you had passed out 40,000 M&Ms equally to 5 people. 72,000/9 = 8000 40,000/5 = 8000
When an integer is divided by 1 same integer number will be the quotient
Oh, dude, it's like comparing apples to slightly bigger apples. So, 10.5 divided by 1.5 is the same as 105 divided by 15 because they both equal 7. Math is all about keeping things balanced, like trying to eat the same amount of pizza as your friend at a party.
It's easier to visualize with smaller numbers. 18 divided by 3 = 6 18 divided by 6 = 3 If the dividend is the same, the smaller the divisor, the larger the quotient.