eli5-Dividing fractions by other fractions-why?

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I understand how to divide fractions by other fractions but want to know why this is a useful mathematical technique. When do you need/want to divide a fraction by another fraction? What’s it useful for? Is it a specialist thing or am I missing an obvious application?

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I have 1/2 of a cake, I want to divide it into 1/6 slices. How many slices do I get?

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