Question

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Answer 1

Linda's original savings is $800.

3/4 of savings on furniture. 

4/4 - 3/4 = 1/4 this is spent on the TV.

200 ÷ 1/4 = 0   *equation to be used in finding the original amount of Linda's savings.

Dividing fractions:

Step 1. Get the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction. 200/1 is the 1st fraction. 1/4 is the second fraction. The reciprocal of 1/4 is 4/1. Reciprocal means swapping the numerator and denominator.

Step 2. Multiply the 1st fraction to the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction.

200/1 * 4/1 = (200 * 4) / (1 * 1) = 800 / 1.

Step 3. Simplify the fraction.

800 / 1 = 800.