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STEVENLEVYMATH - ABOUT THE FRACTION ONE HALF.
50% AND 50% MAKE A WHOLE.
I AM CURIOUS.
WHAT IS HALF OFF TEN DOLLARS.
I SPLIT THE TEN DOLLARS UP.
I PUT A FIVE UNDER EACH HALF OF THE PIE.
NOW YANK ONE OF THE PIECES AWAY.
LO AND BEHOLD! 50% IS FIVE DOLLARS ($5).
WHAT IS FIFTY PERCENT OFF
TWENTY DOLLARS?
TWENTY IS TWO TENS. ($10) I PUT A $10 UNDER EACH PIECE.
NOW I TAKE
ONE PIECE AWAY. THAT'S FIFTY PERCENT ...
TEN DOLLARS ($10).
I WANT FIFTY PERCENT OFF FIFTY DOLLARS ($50).
SO
I GOING TO SPLIT THE FIFTY ($50) INTO TWENTY FIVE ($25) AND ($25).
THERE IS A $20 AND A $5 UNDER
UNDER EACH HALF.
I TAKE ONE HALF AWAY.
AND THERE YOU GO.
TWENTY FIVE DOLLARS ($25)
IS FIFTY PERCENT (%50) OFF FIFTY DOLLARS. ($50).