Question

Find 4/7 divided by 7/8

Answer 1

if you divide a fraction by another fraction, this is equivalent to mupltiplying by its inverse:

so
`(4)/(7)` divided by
`(7)/(8)`

is equivalent to


`(4)/(7)` multiplied by by
`(7)/(8)`

which is



`(4)/(7)* (7)/(8)= (4*7)/(7*8)= (4)/(8)= (1)/(2)`

so the answer is
`(1)/(2)` which is also 0.5