Meaning & use

500/5

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The mathematical expression for dividing five hundred by five, which equals one hundred.

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Dividing five hundred dollars among five people means each gets one hundred dollars.

The teacher wrote the division 500 divided by 5 equals 100 on the board.

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This division fact is often searched as "500/5"; the slash symbol stands for division here, not a date or fraction.

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