Thread: quick question about division

if i have something like

g/kg*year, can that be re written as g/kg/year?

if you have

it is equal to
where B and C are interchangeable

if you have
it is NOT equal to

Originally Posted by MottoV2

if i have something like
g/kg*year, can that be re written as g/kg/year?

NO.

You need parentheses! Just "g/kg*year" could be interpreted as (g/kg)year or as g/(kg*year).

Similarly, "g/kg/year" could be either (g/kg)/year or as g/(kg/year).

(g/kg)year is the same as (g*year)/kg while g/(kg*year) is the same as (g/kg)/year.

Plus remember that g/(kg) = 1/k