SOLUTION: HOW DO YOU DIVIDE 11/8 BY 3

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Question 504954: HOW DO YOU DIVIDE 11/8 BY 3
Found 2 solutions by ankor@dixie-net.com, josmiceli:
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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HOW DO YOU DIVIDE 11/8 BY 3
here is an easy method, dividing by 3 is the same as multiplying by 1/3 so
11%2F8 * 1%2F3 = 11%2F24

Answer by josmiceli(19441) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
+%2811%2F8%29+%2F+3+
This asks:
How do you divide +11%2F8+ into 3 equal parts?
Suppose the problem was:
How do you divide +3%2F8+ into 3 equal parts?
That would be +1%2F8+%2B+1%2F8+%2B+1%2F8+
With your problem, you have to divide the +11+
into 3 equal parts: +11%2F3+
Now you have +%2811%2F3%29+%2F+8+
This is an important fact:
+%2811%2F8%29%2F3+=+%2811%2F3%29%2F8+, and they both equal +11%2F24+ answer
If this is true, then +3%2A%2811%2F24%29+=+11%2F8+
Divide top and bottom by 3:
+%283%2F3%29%2A%2811%2F%2824%2F3%29%29+=+11%2F8+ OK