K KWF Junior Member Joined Feb 19, 2010 Messages 204 Aug 14, 2017 #1 If 16 = x * 4 * 2 equals 16/(4 * 2) = 2, what does 16 = x * 2/4 equal? Is it (4 * 16)/2 or 16/(4/2) or something else?
If 16 = x * 4 * 2 equals 16/(4 * 2) = 2, what does 16 = x * 2/4 equal? Is it (4 * 16)/2 or 16/(4/2) or something else?
tkhunny Elite Member Joined Apr 12, 2005 Messages 11,322 Aug 14, 2017 #2 Why would you do something different? Try EXACTLY the same thing... 16 = x * 4 * 2 16= x * (4 * 2) 16 / (4 * 2) = x Now, again... 16 = x * 2/4 16 = x * (2/4) 16 / (2/4) = x EXACTLY the same thing.
Why would you do something different? Try EXACTLY the same thing... 16 = x * 4 * 2 16= x * (4 * 2) 16 / (4 * 2) = x Now, again... 16 = x * 2/4 16 = x * (2/4) 16 / (2/4) = x EXACTLY the same thing.
K KWF Junior Member Joined Feb 19, 2010 Messages 204 Aug 15, 2017 #3 tkhunny said: Why would you do something different? Try EXACTLY the same thing... 16 = x * 4 * 2 16= x * (4 * 2) 16 / (4 * 2) = x Now, again... 16 = x * 2/4 16 = x * (2/4) 16 / (2/4) = x EXACTLY the same thing. Click to expand... I want to thank you for the reply! 16 / (2/4) then would equal 16 divided by 2/4 which becomes 16 * 4 / 2, and this would equal 32. Is this correct?
tkhunny said: Why would you do something different? Try EXACTLY the same thing... 16 = x * 4 * 2 16= x * (4 * 2) 16 / (4 * 2) = x Now, again... 16 = x * 2/4 16 = x * (2/4) 16 / (2/4) = x EXACTLY the same thing. Click to expand... I want to thank you for the reply! 16 / (2/4) then would equal 16 divided by 2/4 which becomes 16 * 4 / 2, and this would equal 32. Is this correct?
