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zhuklara [117]
3 years ago
10

Explain how to divide a number by a fraction

Mathematics
1 answer:
saw5 [17]3 years ago
5 0

if a whole number, put the number above a one like so : if the number was 8, write it as 8/1

multiply the number by the reciprocal of the fraction

example: 8 divided by 1/3

8/1 times 3/1 =24/1

=24

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