SOLUTION: divide 4 by 8/7 I can't remember how to do this thanks

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Question 38419: divide 4 by 8/7 I can't remember how to do this thanks
Answer by fractalier(6550) About Me  (Show Source):
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To divide 4 by 8/7, you turn it into a multiplication problem and invert the 8/7...so we get
4 / (8/7) = 4 * (7/8) = 28/8 = 7/2 or 3 1/2