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Sunny123 Posted 12 years ago
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Hello everyone. I have a question again.please tell me if all of the following sentences are correct or not ?

And Do all of them have the same meaning or not?

A: 10 divided by five equals 2.

B: 2 divides into 10 five times.

C: 5 divides into 10 two times.

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All are correct. We commonly say 'twice' instead of 'two times'. A is the most common of the three.

  • All are correct.
  • We commonly say 'twice' instead of 'two times'.
  • A is the most common of the three.
  • Another common version is eg 5 into 10 is 2.
  • In terms of English meaning, I wouldn't say B and C are the same.
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All are correct.
We commonly say 'twice' instead of 'two times'.

A is the most common of the three. Another common version is eg 5 into 10 is 2.

In terms of English meaning, I wouldn't say B and C are the same. But in terms of underlying math meaning, they are.

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