SOLUTION: find the quotient of 4 divided by 3/8

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Question 255629: find the quotient of 4 divided by 3/8
Answer by PRMath(133) About Me  (Show Source):
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Remember that when you DIVIDE fractions, you have to MULTIPLY by the reciprocal. OR.. to put it in non mathie terms, just flip the 2nd fraction and multiply.

SO... you have 4 divided by 3%2F8. The number 4 can be rewritten as 4%2F1.

Therefore you have 4%2F1 divided by 3%2F8

Now you flip the 2nd fraction and multiply, like this:

4%2F1 * 8%2F3 =

When you multiply fractions, you multiply numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator:

4%2F1 * 8%2F3 = 32%2F3

32%2F3 can also be written as: 10+2%2F3

I hope this is helpful..