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Old 11-03-2010, 07:28 PM
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Originally Posted by andy escos
yes that is what the calculator said but why should it start as a 1/2 & end up a 1/4 your multiplying it not dividing it so should not get smaller
only if you are starting with a whole number.

another way to think about it, 0.5 or a half, is 50% of 1,
50% of 50% is 25%