Question

Dividing 12 by 7 is same as multiplying 12 by .

• A. 7
• B. $\frac{1}{7}$
• C. $\frac{2}{7}$
• D. $\frac{7}{12}$

Answer 1

The correct option is B $\frac{1}{7}$

Note that the fraction $\frac{a}{b}$ means dividing $a$ by $b$, which is equivalent to multiplying $a$ by the reciprocal of $b$ (which is $\frac{1}{b}$).
i.e., $\frac{a}{b}=a\times \frac{1}{b}$
Thus, $\frac{12}{7}=12\times \frac{1}{7}$