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Divide 4-1/2 by the following unit fractions. Show your work.

These are the numbers I am working with

1/8

1/4

1/6


I NEED A EXPLANATION!!! PLEASE HELP

User Parvus
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Answer:

12,6,9

Explanation:

4-1/2=3/2

to divide fractions, you can find the reciprocal of the fractions so 3/2 divided by 1/8 is actually 3/2 times 8/1

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