Question 221595
"of"  means  multiply,,,,(1/4) of 3 ,,,,means  (1/4) *3 = 3/4
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think  of  this  as  3 sets  of  1/4 or  1/4 +1/4 +1/4 = 3/4
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OR 3/4,,,,,3* 1/4 =3/1*1/4=  (3*1)/(1*4) = 3/4
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think  of  this as  dividing 3 into  4 equal  pieces,,,,first divide  each  of
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the  three  circles,,into  4 parts,,,,this  will  give  12  total  parts,,each (1/4)
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now,,divide  the  12 pieces  into  4  groups,,,,each  group  would  have  3 pieces (each  1/4)
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or  4 sets of  3/4.
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The  reciprocal comes into  play  as  we  divide
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Starting  with 3*1/4 = 3/1 * 1/4 = 3/4
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to  divide,,,"invert  and  multiply" 2nd  term
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3/(1/4) = (3/1) / (1/4) = (3/1)*(4/1) = 12 pieces,,,,,(as  we  did  above)
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To  better  understand  this,,  draw  three  circles,,,divide  each  one  
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into  4  pieces....each  piece  is  (1/4)  and  there  are  12  total.
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Review  this  several  times,,until  you  understand
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Thanks  for  your  hard  work
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