Question

Fill in the blank to make the statement true
$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{6}{\text{\_}}$

Answer 1

Let the unknown number be x.
$\frac{1}{2}=\frac{6}{x}$
By cross multiplication
$\Rightarrow 1\times x=6\times 2$
$\Rightarrow x=\frac{12}{1}$
$\Rightarrow x=12.$
$\therefore \frac{1}{2}=\frac{6}{12}$