Comments on: What does a number over 1 in a fraction equal?

By: Drew

Drew — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 23:09:59 +0000

yes its true. but u can also express it by multiplying the whole # u want to represent by the denominator.

for the method u were given(easier to understand)
ex) 7/1=7
1/1=1
2/1=1
11111100000001111/1=11111100000001111

for the other way…
ex) 21/3=7
7×3=21
3 is the denominator
7=21/3
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By: minime

minime — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 22:19:59 +0000

that is correct a number over 1 is a whole number.
For example: 10/1=10
30/1=30
90/1 =90
1000/1=1000 and so on
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By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:47:59 +0000

x / 1 = x since you are dividing by the multiplicative identitiy.

For example, 23/1 = 23.

45.037/ 1 = 45.037

(x + 7)/1 = x+ 7

Writing the 1 is usually supressed, but for beginners it is sometimes helpful to wrtie explicity when doing operations with fractions to help you keep things straight.
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By: a9i7

a9i7 — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 21:34:59 +0000

yeah true 3/1 = 3 7/1=7 etc
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By: Vanessa

Vanessa — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:50:59 +0000

Any number over 1 is equal to that number. For example, 8/1=8. Another example is -2/1=-2.
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By: ram

ram — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:33:59 +0000

yes.. that equals a whole num ex:36/1=36
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By: linkielock

linkielock — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:03:59 +0000

That’s true. For example 57/1 = 57.

2/1 = 2.

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