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Calculate 3/8 / 8/3: animated lesson

A narrated, step-by-step fractions video lesson with captions. Final answer: 9/64.

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Video narrated by a synthetic voice (Piper TTS, en_US-ljspeech-high voice (LJ Speech dataset, public domain)); the steps come from our maths engine and the answer was checked independently. Download MP4 (0.3 MB) · Captions (WebVTT)

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1. The problem
Worked example
3/8 / 8/3
2. Step by step
1. $\frac{3}{8} \div \frac{8}{3} = \frac{3}{8} \times \frac{3}{8}$
  Dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal
2. $\frac{3}{8} \times \frac{3}{8} = \frac{3 \times 3}{8 \times 8} = \frac{9}{64}$
  Multiply numerators and multiply denominators
3. $\frac{9}{64}$
  Final answer in lowest terms
3. The answer
$\frac{9}{64}$
3/8 / 8/3 = 9/64
4. Check
- Decimal check: 9/64 ≈ 0.140625

Transcript

The problem. Here is the problem: 3 over 8 / 8 over 3. Exact arithmetic with fractions (results kept in lowest terms).

Step by step. Dividing by a fraction means multiplying by its reciprocal. Multiply numerators and multiply denominators. Final answer in lowest terms.

The answer. So the answer is 9 over 64. Fractions are combined over a common denominator for addition and subtraction, multiplied straight across, and divided by multiplying by the reciprocal. The result is reduced by the greatest common factor.

Check. Decimal check: 9 over 64 approximately 0.140625.

About fractions

Add, subtract, multiply and divide fractions, finding common denominators and simplifying the result.

Calculate 3/8 / 8/3: Fractions Step-by-Step Lesson