document.write( "Question 1107705: A student calculated an answer to be 50. However, the calculation the student did was multiplication by 3/8 instead of division by 3/8. What is the correct answer? \n" ); document.write( "
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A student calculated an answer to be 50.
\n" ); document.write( " However, the calculation the student did was multiplication by 3/8 instead of division by 3/8.
\n" ); document.write( " What is the correct answer?
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\n" ); document.write( "Find the original number (n)
\n" ); document.write( "\"3%2F8\"n = 50
\n" ); document.write( "3n = 50 * 8
\n" ); document.write( "n = 400/3
\n" ); document.write( "n = 133\"1%2F3\"
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\n" ); document.write( "Perform the correct operation,
\n" ); document.write( " when dividing, invert the dividing fraction and multiply
\n" ); document.write( "\"400%2F3\" * \"8%2F3\" = \"3200%2F9\" = 355\"5%2F9\"
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