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Divide Symbol In Numbers 3.x looks like a plus

In Numbers 3.x the divide operator you enter is a forward slash "/".  Numbers, however, changes the symbol to an obelus ("÷").

 

a zoom of the symbol looks like this:

 

 

÷

 

 

 

In Number when you enter the symbol  you may see something like :

Screen Shot 2016-04-07 at 1.25.52 PM.png

 

zoomed in it looks like this:

Screen Shot 2016-04-07 at 1.28.25 PM.png

 

In some cases, it may look like the addition operator "+" and be confusing.  The obelus will perform division as you expect.

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