i need help and i know this is probably easy to you but im not good at math!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
2006-10-09 14:18:33 · 8 answers · asked by Korey's Mamacita 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
ok, lets do it manually so that you can understand
3/8 divide by 1/4
to divide a fraction with another fraction, or any number by a fraction, you multiply the dividand by the inverse of the divisor.
which is 3/8 multiply by 4/1
which is equal to 12/8
when you simplify it,
divide both by 4
3/2
which is equal to 1.5
2006-10-09 14:29:10 · answer #1 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/8 divided by 4/1
3/8 times 1/4
3/32
2006-10-09 14:22:21 · answer #2 · answered by spens 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That would be 3/2, of course. Dividing by 1/4 is the same thing as multiplying by 4.
2006-10-09 14:20:34 · answer #3 · answered by Sciencenut 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3/2
2016-08-31 10:54:10 · answer #4 · answered by Juana 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
To divide a fraction by another fraction, turn the divisor upside down and multiply.
3/8 divided by 1/4= 3/8x 4/1 =(3x4)/(8x1)=12/8=3/2.
2006-10-09 14:23:46 · answer #5 · answered by zee_prime 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
multiply 1 x 3 =3 ////// 4 x 8 = 32 answer 3/32
2006-10-09 14:34:50 · answer #6 · answered by gone 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
(3/8)/(1/4)
= (3/8) * (4/1) ~multiply by reciprocal~
= (12/8)
=3/2
2006-10-09 14:23:37 · answer #7 · answered by 2fishBLUEfish 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
= 3/8 * 4
= 3/2
= 1.5
2006-10-09 14:20:53 · answer #8 · answered by estee06 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋