Divide 3/4 by 1/8
[tex]\frac{3}{4}\colon\frac{1}{8}=\frac{3\cdot8}{4\cdot1}=6[/tex]
the answer is 6
To divide a fraction
example
a/b : c/d
First way
[tex]\frac{a}{b}\colon\frac{c}{d}=\frac{ad}{bc}[/tex]
Multiply in cross
second way
a/b : c/d
multiply fraction a/b by the reciprocal of c/d
[tex]\frac{a}{b}\colon\frac{c}{d}=\frac{a}{b}\cdot\frac{d}{c}=\frac{a\cdot d}{b\cdot c}[/tex]
