Bad Parents Struggling With Minis Homework - Help Needed

[Beach Hut]

Me and Mrs Hut are struggling with Minis homework so this is the question:

What is one third divided by 2 = "something" of one third = "something"

Would someone care to enlighten us thickos with what the two"somethings" are ?

 

[Lush]

Parents do not have to do children's homework. If Mini doesn't understand he/she should ask the teacher tomorrow. Will you be there when they do exams?

 

[Padders]

half of one third = a sixth

 

[Beach Hut]

so is a sixth of one third a twelth ?

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

0.165 or 1 sixth

 

[Padders]

No. An eighteenth

 

[Fef]

HALF of one third equals ONE SIXTH.

 

[Beach Hut]

No. An eighteenth

Genius but can you explain this

And another one third divided by 4 = "something" of one third = "something"

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

1 sixth is two twelths

 

[El Presidente]

Multiply the top numbers of the fraction together, and the bottom numbers of the fraction together. So 2/3 x 3/4 = 6/24 (1/4) or 3/7 x 1/2 = 3/14. If one of the numbers is greater than one still think of it as a fraction, so 3 = 3/1 and therefore 3 x 2/9 = 3/1 x 2/9 = 6/9 (2/3).

 

[Padders]

A quarter of one third = a twelth. Are you getting the pattern yet?

 

[Beach Hut]

Multiply the top numbers of the fraction together, and the bottom numbers of the fraction together. So 2/3 x 3/4 = 6/24 (1/4) or 3/7 x 1/2 = 3/14. If one of the numbers is greater than one still think of it as a fraction, so 3 = 3/1 and therefore 3 x 2/9 = 3/1 x 2/9 = 6/9 (2/3).

Cheers matey, the penny has dropped and we now understand this

 

[HAILSHAM SEAGULL]

1 third divided by 4 =1 twelth

 

[El Presidente]

Genius but can you explain this

And another one third divided by 4 = "something" of one third = "something"

Think of being divided by 4 as the same as multiplying by 1/4. So 1/3 divided by 4 = 1/3 x 1/4 = 1/12

 

[Beach Hut]

A quarter of one third = a twelth. Are you getting the pattern yet?

Yes, even us thicky parents now

Thanks everyone, very helpful

 

[Kazenga <3]

1/2=0.5

 

[8ace]

Two thirds.