document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=270645>Question 270645</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> how do you divide a number by the fraction 4/3 (4 over 3)? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #198200 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><B>mananth(16946)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=mananth><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/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=mananth><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=198200\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Division by fractions\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "First let me tell you about reciprocal\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when we write a digit say 5 it actually means 5/1  So the reciprocal of 5 is 1/5 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Similarly the reciprocal of 2 is 1/2,  reciprocal of 4/5 is 5/4 \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "when you need to divide by a fraction you multiply by reciprocal of the fraction or the number.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "example :  1/5  divided by 6  is   1/5 multiplied by 1/6\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3/5 divided by 4/5  is 3/5 multiplied by 5/4\r<BR>\n" );
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