Question

6 eggs weigh 3/4 of a pound. How much does each egg weigh?

Answer 1

$Each\: egg\: weight: \frac{3}{4} \div 6 = \frac{1}{8} \: of \: a \: pound$

Answer 2

3/4÷6/1=?

Dividing two fractions is the same as multiplying the first fraction by the reciprocal (inverse) of the second fraction.

Take the reciprocal of the second fraction by flipping the numerator and denominator and changing the operation to multiplication. Then the equation becomes

3/4×1/6=?

For fraction multiplication, multiply the numerators and then multiply the denominators to get

3×1/4×6=3 2/4

This fraction can be reduced by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the Greatest Common Factor of 3 and 24 using

GCF(3,24) = 3

3÷324÷3=18

Therefore:

3/4÷6/1=1/8

Solution by Formulas

Apply the fractions formula for division, to

34÷61

and solve

3×14×6

=324

Reduce by dividing both the numerator and denominator by the Greatest Common Factor GCF(3,24) = 3

3÷324÷3=18

Therefore:

3/4÷6/1=1/8