The simplest form of the division is 7/48.
How can we interpret the division?
When 'a' is divided by 'b', then the result we get from the division is the part of 'a' that each one of 'b' items will get.
Thus, if 10 mangoes are there, and 2 people, then 10 ÷ 2 is the number of mangoes each person would get, which is 5.
Division, can be interpreted as equally dividing the number that is being divided in total x parts, where x is the number of parts the given number is divided.
Thus, [tex]a \div b = a[/tex] divided in b equal parts.
Also, we can write: [tex]a \div b = a \times \dfrac{1}{b}[/tex]
We have to write in simplest form
7/6 divided by 8
[tex]7/6 \div 8 \\\\= \dfrac{7}{6} \times \dfrac{1}{8}\\\\= \dfrac{7}{48}[/tex]
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