Basic Math Examples

\frac{1}{2} \div 3

$\frac{1}{2} \div 3$

Step 1

Rewrite the division as a fraction.

\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{3}

$\frac{\frac{1}{2}}{3}$

Step 2

Multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator.

\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{3}

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{3}$

Step 3

Multiply

\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{3}

$\frac{1}{2} \cdot \frac{1}{3}$ .

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Step 3.1

Multiply

\frac{1}{2}

$\frac{1}{2}$ by

\frac{1}{3}

$\frac{1}{3}$ .

\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}

$\frac{1}{2 \cdot 3}$

Step 3.2

Multiply

2

$2$ by

3

$3$ .

\frac{1}{6}

$\frac{1}{6}$

\frac{1}{6}

$\frac{1}{6}$

Step 4

The result can be shown in multiple forms.

Exact Form:

\frac{1}{6}

$\frac{1}{6}$

Decimal Form:

0.1 ¯ 6

$0.1\overline{6}$