yego.me
💡 Stop wasting time. Read Youtube instead of watch. Download Chrome Extension

Whole number divided by a fraction example


2m read
·Nov 11, 2024

Let's see if we can figure out what four divided by two-thirds is. And like always, pause this video and see if you can figure it out on your own.

Well, one way to approach it is to realize that this is the same thing as four times the reciprocal of two-thirds. So, it'd be four times three over two.

And what is this going to be equal to? You could pause the video again if you're so inspired. Well, what you need to realize is this is the same thing: 4 could be written as a fraction as 4 over 1. So, 4 over 1 times 3 halves.

And we've multiplied fractions before. To do that, you just multiply the numerators: 4 times 3 is equal to 12, and you multiply the denominators: 1 times 2 is equal to 2.

12 halves, well, that's the same thing as 6. This is the same thing as 12 divided by 2. But a key question is: why does this make sense?

You know, I said dividing by something is the same thing as multiplying by the reciprocal. And to think about that, let's draw four holes. So, let me draw it in the same red color.

So, let's say that this is one hole right over here. This is two holes, this is three holes, and then this is four holes. So, I have four holes there, and imagine splitting it up into groups that are each two-thirds of a whole.

So actually, let me just divide everything into thirds real fast. I'm going to divide everything into thirds. So, I'm going to make each group a different color.

So, here's one group that is two-thirds. Here is another group that is two-thirds. Here is another group that is—or another section that I could say that represents two-thirds.

Here is another section that represents two-thirds. Here is another section, folks. Let me do that in a different color. Here is another section that can represent two-thirds.

If I take those two blue thirds together, that's two-thirds. And then, last but not least, I have another two-thirds. So, how many sections that are each two-thirds large do I have?

Well, I have one, and then this is two, and then I have three, and then I have four. And then these two combined make my fifth section that is two-thirds large.

And then finally, I have six. So, I have six. I can take four holes and split it into six equal sections that are each two-thirds of a whole.

So, four divided into sections that are two-thirds of a hole, you will get six sections.

More Articles

View All
Real reason why I don't laugh
Hi guys, before starting the video, I want to do a quick disclaimer about this video. This video is not for entertainment purposes, or this video would not add any value to your life. So if you’re not super curious about why I don’t love, maybe don’t watc…
Angular motion variables
Things in the universe don’t just shift around; they also rotate. And so what we’re going to do in this video is start to think about rotations and rotational motion. I’m intentionally continuing to spin this because I find it hypnotic. But the question i…
The Less You Want, The More You Have | Minimalist Philosophy for Living in Abundance
Imagine that we need one million dollars to be happy. If that’s the case, then as long as we don’t reach this amount, we’re unhappy. If we look at humanity’s poverty and its small percentage of millionaires, we can conclude that happiness is scarce if it …
Infiltrating the Illegal Wildlife Trade: A Trafficker’s Downfall | Nat Geo Live
Anson Wong is a wildlife trafficker. He’s also a guy who was trafficking at the time all the things we care about when we think about precious wildlife. He was offering snow leopard pelts, rhino horn, and he was moving live elephants. He had a tiger farm …
Dave Ramsey Reacts To My $25 Million Dollar Investment
And there’s my debt: uh, four million twenty thousand dollars. Uh, it’s all five mortgages: 30-year fixed between 2.875 and 3.625. I mean, if you’re willing to let that kind of money just evaporate, I personally don’t do anything like that, so I never tho…
How To Use The Content Tab
Hi, I’m Dave from Khan Academy, and I want to show you how you can preview and make assignments from right within the Teacher Dashboard. So let’s take a look at how the Content tab works. From your Teacher homepage, click into a class, and you’ll see th…