What is 4 divided by $12/25$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2016-10-28T19:58:15

$8 1/3$

To divide by a fraction, you need to multiply by its reciprocal.

$4 div 12/25$ is changed into a multiplication as follows:

$=4/1 xx 25/12" "larr$ multiply by the reciprocal

$=cancel4/1 xx 25/cancel12^3" "larr$ cancel where possible

$=25/3$

$= 8 1/3$

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