What is the quotient of #1/2# and #3# ?

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[eden]
May 14, 2017

The meaning is #"1/2 divided by 3"# or #"The quotient of 1/2 and 3"#

Explanation:

Essentially, you will just divide the two variables to find the "quotient" of the two. (The answer is #1/6#)

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George C.
May 14, 2017

#1/2-:3 = 1/6#

Explanation:

We get the word "quotient" from the Latin "quotiens" meaning "how many times?".

So the quotient of #1/2# and #3# is the number of times that #3# will "go into" #1/2#. Since #3# is somewhat larger than #1/2#, that will be less than once, specifically #1/6#, since:

#3*1/6 = 3/6 = 1/2#

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