MakunaHatata@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agoThink about itlemmy.worldimagemessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up1182arrow-down134
arrow-up1148arrow-down1imageThink about itlemmy.worldMakunaHatata@lemmy.world to Lemmy Shitpost@lemmy.world · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squarebitwaba@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up4·edit-21 year agoIt’s confusing because it’s dividing by "one over two (a half)" instead of dividing by "two over one". Dividing by 2 is the same a cutting something in half. Dividing by a half is the same as the inverse of cutting something in half, which is doubling it
It’s confusing because it’s
dividing by "one over two (a half)"
instead ofdividing by "two over one"
.Dividing by 2
is the same acutting something in half
.Dividing by a half
is the same as the inverse ofcutting something in half
, which isdoubling it