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Mathematics · True or False?

Dividing by 2 is the same as multiplying by 0.2

The answer is False.

Explanation

Division is the inverse of multiplication: the inverse of 2 is 1/2, which is 0.5. Multiplying by 0.2 is dividing by 5 (since 0.2 = 1/5).

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