SOLUTION: What is 6 divided by 3/8? I did this... 6/1 divided by 3/8 turned it into a multiplication problem 1/6 * 3/8 = 3/48 reduced to 1/16????? I cannot for the life o

Question 770849: What is 6 divided by 3/8?
I did this...
6/1 divided by 3/8
turned it into a multiplication problem
1/6 * 3/8 = 3/48
reduced to
1/16????? I cannot for the life of me remember if I flip the one or both to multiply.

Answer by josgarithmetic(39618) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
6 is greater than, and larger than 3/8. Some counts of 3/8 fit in 6. The result of 6 divided by 3/8 will be at least 1. Note carefully than 1/6 is smaller than 1. Can you decide what to do now?

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Now what is divided by ?
This would be the same as 48 divided by 3.
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