Question

How do you divide `1/16 \div 3/ 4`?

Answer 1

`1/12`

Explanation:

When the division symbol is given with fractions, we always reciprocal one of the fractions. that is either the first fraction or the second. Reciprocal means inverting the fraction; writing the numerator as the denominator and the denominator as the numerator. Here i will reciprocal the second fraction. Also note that when we reciprocal fractions the division symbol is converted to the multiplication symbol.

Then our equation can be rearranged as:

`1/16*4/3`

now we can cut 4 and 16; 4 times 4 is 16 therefore 4 will be remaining in the denominator of the first fraction while 1 will be remaining in the numerator of the second fraction:

`1/4*1/3`

now multiply the 2 denominators then your answer will be

`1/12`