Question

Select the best answer for the question. 14. What is 6 divided by 3/8?

Answer 1

16

Explanation

Step 1

remember how to dividefraction numbers

$\begin{gathered} \frac{a}{b}\colon\frac{c}{d}=\frac{ad}{bc} \\ \end{gathered}$

then

$\begin{gathered} 6\text{ divided by }\frac{3}{8}\rightarrow6\colon\frac{3}{8}\rightarrow\frac{6}{1}\colon\frac{3}{8} \\ \frac{6}{1}\colon\frac{3}{8}=\frac{6\cdot8}{1\cdot3}=\frac{48}{3}=16 \end{gathered}$

so, the answer is 16

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