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What’s 4/7 divided by 8/9

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4/7 ÷ 8/9 = 9/14

When we divide two fractions, such as 4/7 ÷ 8/9, we flip the second fraction and then we simply multiply the numerators with each other and the denominator with each other.

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Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. In other words, we can change the division sign to multiplication and flip the second fraction.

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What’s 4/7 divided by 8/9-example-1
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