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Multiplication and Division of Rational Numbers

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Division of a rational number is the same as the dividend with the reciprocal of the divisor.

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Multiplying

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Subtracting

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Dividing

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Solution

The correct option is B Multiplying
Division of a rational number is the same as multiplying it with its reciprocal.
example: $\frac{3}{8} \div \frac{4}{5}$
= $\frac{3}{8} \times \frac{5}{4}$ = $\frac{15}{32}$

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