When you divide a fraction by a fraction, you're really just multiplying by a reciprocal. A reciprocal is the fraction flipped around.
So, 1/8 <span>÷ 1/4 is the same thing as 1/8 x 4/1
Now, you just multiply. 1 times 4 is 4. 8 times 1 is 8.
1/8 x 4/1=4/8
4/8 simplified is 1/2
So that is how 1/8</span><span>÷1/4=1/2</span>
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Its actually a mixed number that is 1 1/20 since you can reduce it from 1 5/100
Given:
The ratio of boys to girls is
.
Number of boys = 24
To find:
The number of girls.
Solution:
We have,
Boys: Girls = 4:5
Let the number of boys be 4x and number of girls be 5x.



Now,
Number of girls = 
= 
= 
Therefore, the number of girls is 30.