Question

Use multiplication to describe the relationship between the dividend, the divisor and the quotient. Then use that relationship to show that 1/8 ÷ 6 = 1/48

Answer 1

In a division problem, ...

... dividend / divisor = quotient

Multiplying both sides of this equation by "divisor", we get ...

... dividend = quotient × divisor . . . . . . . . the desired relationship

The for dividend = 1/8, divisor = 6, and quotient = 1/48, this becomes ...

... 1/8 = 1/48 × 6

... 1/8 = 6/48 = 1/8 . . . . . the given values are consistent