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8 March, 17:53

Johnetta was simplifying seven over nine divided by three over eight. and her work is shown below. Identify where she made her error.

Original problem: 7/9 divided by 3/8.

Step 1: 7/9 x 3/8.

Step 2: 7 x 3/9 x 8.

Step 3: 21/72.

Step 4: 7/24.

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  1. 8 March, 21:30
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    Johnetta made her error in the first step:

    Step 1: 7/9 x 8/3

    (When you divide a fraction by a fraction, you take the reciprocal of the second fraction.)

    The final simplification would look like 56/27
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