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How to model a whole number divided by a fraction

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Im not sure exactly what youre asking but I will give an example.

4 divided by 1/4
4/1 times 4/1 you flip the second term and switch to multiplication
numerator: 4 times 4 = 16
denominator: 1 times 1 =1
the final answer would be 16

to check this you multiply 16 times 1/4 and you would get 4
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