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What is 1/2 divided by 1 1/2?

Answer
1/2 ÷ 1 1/2 = 13
Fraction
13
Decimal
0.3 ≈ 0.333333
Percent
33.3333%

Step by step

  1. Write each number as a fraction
    1 1/2 = (1 × 2 + 1)/2 = 3/2
  2. Keep, change, flip
    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
    1/2 ÷ 3/2 = 1/2 × 2/3
  3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 2)/(2 × 3) = 2/6
  4. Simplify
    Divide the top and bottom by 2: 2/6 = 1/3

Check: 1/3 × 3/2 = 1/2 ✓

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1/2
3/2
= 1/3

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1/2 divided by 1 1/2?

    1/2 divided by 1 1/2 is 1/3. As a decimal it's 0.333333.

    How do you work out 1/2 ÷ 1 1/2?

    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.