document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=255629>Question 255629</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> find the quotient of 4 divided by 3/8 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #187841 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><B>PRMath(133)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-09.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=PRMath><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=187841\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Remember that when you DIVIDE fractions, you have to MULTIPLY by the reciprocal.  OR.. to put it in non mathie terms, just flip the 2nd fraction and multiply.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "SO... you have 4 divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.   The number 4 can be rewritten as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Therefore you have <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=3%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"3%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now you flip the 2nd fraction and multiply, like this:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "When you multiply fractions, you multiply numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F1 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F1\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=8%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"8%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=32%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"32%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > can also be written as:  <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=10 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"10\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+2%2F3 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+2%2F3\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "I hope this is helpful.. </SPAN>\n" );
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