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[–] afraid_of_zombies@lemmy.world 43 points 8 months ago (1 children)

If you move it around it makes more sense.

.25 = 0.5*0.5

If you take half of something only half of the time you take a quarter of something.

[–] XEAL@lemm.ee 7 points 8 months ago (1 children)

I see it more clear with this: 0.25 * 2 = 0.5

Dividing by 0.5 is like multiplying by 2.

[–] nexussapphire@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I get why computers suck at decimals and division now.