Question

Consider the following equivalent expressions: 38÷1312 and 38⋅ab. What are the values of a and b? Give the value of a followed by the value of b, separated by a comma. The value of a and the value of b should be the smallest possible non-negative whole number for each. nothing

Answer 1

Answer:

The values of a and b are {12,13}

Step-by-step explanation:

As,

$\frac{\frac{3}{8}}{\frac{13}{12}}=\frac{3}{8}\frac{a}{b}$

We convert the division into a multiplication by inverting the denominator

$\frac{3}{8}}\frac{12}{13}=\frac{3}{8}\frac{a}{b}$

Therefore, the smallest possible non-negative whole numbers for a and b could be are 12 and 13, respectively.