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dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by its reciprocal

so (1/8)(4/3)

= 4/24

divide both by 4

=1/6
by Level 5 User (11.9k points)
it does not work because it has to be 1 5/27 or 1 1/3 or 1 11/24 or 1 1/2.
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