SOLUTION: simplify each complex fraction 1/8 ___ 3/4

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Question 283770: simplify each complex fraction
1/8
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3/4
Answer by JenniferTutors(83) About Me  (Show Source):
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For this problem:
%281%2F8%29%2F%283%2F4%29
You cannot divide the two, you have to multiply the reciprocal of the 2nd fraction:
%281%2F8%29%284%2F3%29
It turns into multiplication.
Now multiply across:
1x4 = 4
8x3 = 24
4%2F24
Simplify, 4 goes into itself once and 24 six times:
1%2F6