• bitwaba@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    It’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

    • Altima NEO
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      9 months ago

      Ah yeah, thats where I was mentally fucking it up. Thanks.