Fractions
Suppose we are given the fraction:
[tex]\frac{a}{b}[/tex]It can be written as
[tex]a\cdot\frac{1}{b}[/tex]The first fraction indicates the operation "divide a by b". The second fraction indicates "multiply a by the reciprocal of b".
Thus, dividing by 3 is the same as multiplying by the reciprocal of 3, or 1/3
Answer: multiplying by 1/3
