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Can someone help me do 1/3 divided by 4 please?

User Carlsborg
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The Answer is 1/12

First you have to find the reciprocal of the denominator which is 1/4 then you multiply 1/3 by the reciprocal

So instead of it being
1/3
—-
4


It is 1/3 x 1/4=1/12
User Sarthik Gupta
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14 votes

The answer is

1/12

Step-by-step explanation:

In order to divide

1/3 by 4

1st: you must find the reciprocal of the

denominator, which is

1/4

2nd: Then you multiply

1/3

by the reciprocal

So

1/3 divided by 4

will now be

1/3 x 1/4= 1/12

User Peter Li
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