Question

7/8 divide 1/2

Answer 1

\[\frac{ 7 }{ 8 } \div \frac{ 1 }{ 2 }\]

Answer 2

1.75

Answer 3

\[=\frac{ 7 }{ 8 } * \frac{ 2 }{ 1 } = \frac{ 7 }{ 4 }\]

Answer 4

yes what yahoo said

whenever you're dividing by a fraction, it is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal

if you dont know what a reciprocal is
basically it is the number multiplied to the original number so the answer is equal to 1

ex.
the reciprocal of 1/2 =2/1

the reciprocal of -3/2= -2/3