Question

What is 12 divided by 3/4

Answer 1

`\bf 12/ \cfrac{3}{4}\implies \cfrac{12}{1}/\cfrac{3}{4}\implies \cfrac{\stackrel{4}{~~\begin{matrix} 12 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}}{1}\cdot \cfrac{4}{~~\begin{matrix} 3 \\[-0.7em]\cline{1-1}\\[-5pt]\end{matrix}~~}\implies 16`

Answer 2

The rule for division by a fraction is "change to multiplication by the reciprocal."

So you want(4/3)(12) which is 4(4) = 16