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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Why is it useful? Sometimes it’s just something that comes up. If I have a cup that holds 1/8 of a gallon of liquid, but a recipe asks for 3/4 of a gallon of a liquid, how many times do I need to fill up the cup to fulfill the requirement?
Divide 3/4 by 1/8.
Its just a thing you need to do sometimes.
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