I need help with multiplying fractions

Step-by-step explanation:

Key skills needed --> Division of fractions, Multiplication of fractions

1) 2/4 over 5/8 is the same thing as division ---> ÷ = × = =

2) Dividing by a fraction is the same thing as multiplying by its reciprocal.

Basically if you are dividing by , you are multiplying by . A reciprocal is when the fraction's numerator becomes the denominator, and the fraction's denominator becomes the numerator. --> reciprocal is (or 2)

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step-by-step explanation:

to find this, you can divide 12 by 4 which is 3 or you can multiply 4 until you reach 12 (4x3=12). both should give you 3, meaning theres three times less bananas than there are oranges.