Question

What times 3/8 equals 1 whole

Answer 1

`(8)/(3)` times
`(3)/(8)` equals 1

Solution:

Given expression is at what times
`(3)/(8)` equals the whole.

Whole means 1 in a fraction.

Let us take the number of times be x.

`x*(3)/(8) =1`

Multiply by
`(8)/(3)` on both sides of the equation.

`x*(3)/(8)*(8)/(3) =1*(8)/(3)`

`x*(24)/(24) =1*(8)/(3)`

`x*(24)/(24) =(8)/(3)`

`x*1 =(8)/(3)`

`x =(8)/(3)`

Hence the fraction
`(8)/(3)` times
`(3)/(8)` equals 1.