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OpenStudy (linn99123):

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OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\LARGE\color{black}{ \frac{a}{b}\div \frac{d}{c} ~~~~~\Longrightarrow~~~~~ \frac{a}{b}\times \frac{c}{d} ~. }\)

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

the fraction I am dividing by, I am flipping and multiplying.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

\(\LARGE\color{black}{ \frac{3}{14}\div \frac{4}{7} ~~~~~\Longrightarrow~~~~~ \frac{3}{14} \times \frac{7}{4} ~. }\) can you finish it from here?

OpenStudy (linn99123):

yes

OpenStudy (linn99123):

do i simplify?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

yes, cancel anything you can out.

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

(7 and 14 are both divisible by 7)

OpenStudy (linn99123):

21?

OpenStudy (solomonzelman):

well, if you want to do it like you apparently are, then multiply tops and bottoms first and then simplify, but what I meant was, |dw:1418253416610:dw|

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