SOLUTION: Can you please show me how to solve these fractions, piece by piece so I can understand how you get to the answer? 7/8-1/4 divide 1/3= (7/8-1/4) divide 1/3=

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Question 367651: Can you please show me how to solve these fractions, piece by piece so I can understand how you get to the answer?
7/8-1/4 divide 1/3=
(7/8-1/4) divide 1/3=
Found 2 solutions by Fombitz, amoresroy:
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Let's take it piece by piece.
To add and subtract fractions, you need a common denominator.
The two denominators are 4 and 8, 8 is a common denominator.
Find the equivalent fraction for 1%2F4 with a denominator of 8.
1%2F4=%281%2F4%29%282%2F2%29=2%2F8
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7%2F8-1%2F4=7%2F8-2%2F8
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7%2F8-1%2F4=%287-2%29%2F8
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7%2F8-1%2F4=%285%29%2F8
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Dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by its reciprocal.
Multiply fractions by multiplying numerators together and multiplying denominators together.
%287%2F8-1%2F4%29%2F%281%2F3%29=%285%2F8%29%2F%281%2F3%29
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%287%2F8-1%2F4%29%2F%281%2F3%29=%285%2F8%29%2A%283%2F1%29
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highlight%28%287%2F8-1%2F4%29%2F%281%2F3%29=15%2F8%29
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Answer by amoresroy(361) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
7/8-1/4 divide 1/3 = 7/8 - 1/4 *3
= 7/8 - 3/4
multiply the 2nd term by 2/2
= 7/8 - 2/2 *(3/4)
= 7/8 - 6/8
= 1/8
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(7/8-1/4) divide 1/3
(7/8 - 2/8) * 3 = 5/8*3
= 15/8