Question

What is 4/9 divided by 7/9

Answer 1

4/9

Explanation:

(4/9)/(7/9) is equal to (4/9)*(9/7) because "keep change flip." So we keep the first number, change division into multiplication, and flip 4/9 (basically find the reciprocal) and that is 9/4. Thus, (4/9)*(9/7) is equal to 4/9 because the 7's cancel.

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Answer 2

Answer: 4/7

Step-by-step explanation: In this problem, we have 4/9 ÷ 7/9. Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. In other words, we can change the division to multiplication and flip the second fraction.

So here, 4/9 divided by 7/9 can be rewritten as 4/9 × 9/7.

Now we are simply multiplying fractions.

To multiply fractions, we multiply across the numerators and multiply across the denominators.

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Notice however that 36/63 is not in lowest terms so we divide both the numerator and denominator by 9 and we get the equivalent fraction 4/7.

Therefore, 4/9 divided by 7/9 = 4/7.