Question

What times 3/8 equals 1 whole

Answer 1

$\frac{8}{3}$ times $\frac{3}{8}$ equals 1

Solution:

Given expression is at what times $\frac{3}{8}$ equals the whole.

Whole means 1 in a fraction.

Let us take the number of times be x.

$x\times\frac{3}{8} =1$

Multiply by $\frac{8}{3}$ on both sides of the equation.

$x\times\frac{3}{8}\times\frac{8}{3} =1\times\frac{8}{3}$

$x\times\frac{24}{24} =1\times\frac{8}{3}$

$x\times\frac{24}{24} =\frac{8}{3}$

$x\times1 =\frac{8}{3}$

$x =\frac{8}{3}$

Hence the fraction $\frac{8}{3}$ times $\frac{3}{8}$ equals 1.