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[–] [email protected] 6 points 9 months ago (1 children)

In case people would like it demonstrated,

0.25/0.5

= 1/4 ÷ 1/2

= 2/4 ÷ 2/2

= 1/2 ÷ 1

A÷1 = A, therefore 0.25/0.5 = 0.5

Alternatively, (a/b)/(c/d) = (a×d)/(b×c)

1/4 ÷ 1/2 = 1×2 ÷ 4×1 = 2/4 = 1/2

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago

And before any pedants crawl out of the woodwork, there are a load of implied brackets, at the spaces.