SOLUTION: How do you solve 1/ 2/3 or 1 divided by 2/3?

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Question 60007: How do you solve 1/ 2/3 or 1 divided by 2/3?
Answer by uma(370) About Me  (Show Source):
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1 divided by 2/3 is same as 1 multiplied by the reciprocal of 2/3.
Reciprocal of 2/3 is 3/2[The numerator and the denominators are interchanged]
Thus 1/ (2/3) = 1*(3/2)
= 3/2


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