Need help with CFAT test equation 0.5/0.05 = 10

[DW2016]

Hey all!

Thank you for reading this thread. I did a practice test for CFAT today (Canadian Armed Forces) and while I got all others right, I'm having trouble with this equation :

8. ½ divided by 0.05 =(A) 0.0005 (B) 1 (C) 10 (D) 100

A: 10

I know the answer is ten, but am not sure how we got there. I believe the fractions 0.5/100 divided by 0.05/100 would result in /100 + /100 to be x/200, with the resulting fraction equalling 20/200 or 10/100, but again, not sure how we would get to that or the actual answer.

Right now I have 0.5x0.05=25/100 or 25/200.

Any help at all is much appreciated!

Thanks,

DW

 

[Deleted member 4993]

Hey all!

Thank you for reading this thread. I did a practice test for CFAT today (Canadian Armed Forces) and while I got all others right, I'm having trouble with this equation :

8. ½ divided by 0.05 =(A) 0.0005 (B) 1 (C) 10 (D) 100

A: 10

I know the answer is ten, but am not sure how we got there. I believe the fractions 0.5/100 divided by 0.05/100 would result in /100 + /100 to be x/200, with the resulting fraction equalling 20/200 or 10/100, but again, not sure how we would get to that or the actual answer.

Right now I have 0.5x0.05=25/100 or 25/200.

Any help at all is much appreciated!

Thanks,

DW

$\displaystyle \displaystyle{\dfrac{0.5}{0.05}}$

= $\displaystyle \displaystyle{\dfrac{\left (\frac{5}{10}\right )}{\left (\frac{5}{100}\right )}}$

= $\displaystyle \displaystyle{\left (\dfrac{5}{10}\right ) * \left (\dfrac{100}{5}\right )}$

= ?