Concept explainers
a. By rewriting the division problem
as a multiplication problem with an unknown factor, explain why it is valid to divide the fractions as follows:
b. Give an example of a numerical fraction division problem that can be made easy to solve by using the method of dividing the numerators and dividing the denominators that is demonstrated in part (a).
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