Question

14. Divide and write the fraction or mixed number in its simplest form:1/4÷3/8​

Answer 1

Answer:

1/4 ÷ 3/8 = 2/3

Step-by-step explanation:

When dividing fractions, you have to take the reciprocal of the second fraction, then multiply from there. The reciprocal of a fraction is basically flipped. So then, 1/4 ÷ 3/8 becomes 1/4 x 3/8. Multiplying fractions should be pretty straight forward as you just need to multiply numerator (top number of a fraction) with numerator and vice versa for the denominators (bottom number of a fraction).

So then you get: (1 x 8)/(3 x 4) = 8/12. Then you just simplify it by dividing the numerator and denominator by their greatest possible factor, which in this case is 4. So then, (8 ÷ 4)/(12 ÷ 4) = 2/3.