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Pedro simplified four over seven divided by five over eight.; his work is shown below. Identify where he made his error. Original division problem: four over seven divided by five over eight. Step 1: four over seven multiplied by eight over five. Step 2: four times five over seven times eight. Step 3: twenty over fifty-six. Step 4: five over fourteen.

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he cross multiplied when he should've multiplied straight across...

Original division problem: four over seven divided by five over eight

step one: four over seven multiplied by eight over five

step two: 4*8=32 7*5=35

32/35
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