Question

Johnette simplified seven over nine divided by three over eight.; her work is shown below. Identify where she made her error.

Original division problem: seven over nine divided by three over eight.

Step 1: seven over nine multiplied by three over eight.

Step 2: seven times three over nine times eight.

Step 3: twenty-one over seventy-two.

Step 4: seven over twenty-four.

A: Step 1
B: Step 2
C: Step 3
D: Step 4

Answer 1

well in this case .first u should take the reciprocal of the 2nd equation ex.

7/9 + 3/8  turns to (7/9 * 8/3 ) and then simplify and get the answer ,which is ==[56/27]