Question

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Answer 1

Answers:

a) First statement. Same as 1/2 x 6/11.

b) Second statement. Smaller than 6/11.

c) First statement. Same as 6/11 divided by 2.

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Explanation:

Part (a)

The "of" means "multiply". So we simply replace "of" with the multiplication symbol and that's all we need to do.

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Part (b)

Taking half of something will make it smaller. For example, if you have 100 cookies and you took half of them, then you'll be taking 50 cookies. The value 50 is smaller than 100.

The same idea applies to 1/2 x 6/11.

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Part (c)

Multiplying by 1/2 is the same as dividing by 2.

So $\frac{6}{11} \times \frac{1}{2} = \frac{6}{11} \div 2$

Note that $\frac{1}{2} \times \frac{6}{11}$ and $\frac{6}{11}\times \frac{1}{2}$ are the same thing because we can multiply two numbers in any order we want.

Answer 2

Answer:

a) First statement. Same as 1/2 x 6/11.

b) Second statement. Smaller than 6/11.

c) First statement. Same as 6/11 divided by 2.

Step-by-step explanation: