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500/5

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UK/ˌfaɪv ˈhʌndrəd dɪˈvaɪdɪd baɪ faɪv/
US/ˌfaɪv ˈhʌndrəd dɪˈvaɪdɪd baɪ faɪv/

Meaning

  1. numberfixed phrasemathematics

    The division expression five hundred divided by five, equal to 100.

    Grammar: Read as a division fact with divided by; do not read it as a date or as 500-5.

    Patterns

    • 500/5 = 100
    • divide 500 by 5
    • the answer to 500/5

    On the quiz, 500/5 was the first division fact.

    To find equal groups, calculate 500/5 and get 100.

    The calculator shows 500/5 = 100.

Common combinations

divide 500 by 5
Divide 500 by 5 to share the money equally.
500/5 = 100
Check the answer: 500/5 = 100.
the result of 500/5
The result of 500/5 is exactly 100.

Synonyms and how they differ

500 ÷ 5
The same division written with the division sign instead of a slash.
one fifth of 500
Describes the same value by naming a part of 500, not by showing the division step.

Word family

divide verb
The operation shown by the slash in 500/5.
division noun
The arithmetic process used to evaluate 500/5.
hundred number
The value of 500/5 and also ten times ten.

Commonly confused: 500/5 or 5/500? 500/5 or 500-5?

500/5 vs 5/500

5/500 reverses the numbers and equals 0.01, the reciprocal idea, not 100.

500/5 vs 500-5

500-5 means subtraction and equals 495; the slash in 500/5 means division.

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