Solve 1/3:7/24=3

$$\frac { 1 } { 3 } : \frac { 7 } { 24 } = 3$$

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Solution Steps

Divide \frac{1}{3} by \frac{7}{24} by multiplying \frac{1}{3} by the reciprocal of \frac{7}{24}.

$$\frac{1}{3}\times \frac{24}{7}=3$$

Multiply \frac{1}{3} times \frac{24}{7} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 24}{3\times 7}=3$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 24}{3\times 7}.

$$\frac{24}{21}=3$$

Reduce the fraction \frac{24}{21} to lowest terms by extracting and canceling out 3.

$$\frac{8}{7}=3$$

Convert 3 to fraction \frac{21}{7}.

$$\frac{8}{7}=\frac{21}{7}$$

Compare \frac{8}{7} and \frac{21}{7}.

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