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What is 1/3 divided by 1/8?

Answer
1/3 ÷ 1/8 = 2 23
Fraction
83
Mixed number
2 23
Decimal
2.6 ≈ 2.66667
Percent
266.667%

Step by step

  1. Keep, change, flip
    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
    1/3 ÷ 1/8 = 1/3 × 8/1
  2. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
    (1 × 8)/(3 × 1) = 8/3
  3. Write it as a mixed number
    8 ÷ 3 = 2 remainder 2, so 8/3 = 2 2/3

Check: 8/3 × 1/8 = 1/3 ✓

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1/3
1/8
= 8/3

Each bar is one whole, split into equal parts.

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    What is 1/3 divided by 1/8?

    1/3 divided by 1/8 is 2 2/3, which is 8/3 as an improper fraction. As a decimal it's 2.66667.

    How do you work out 1/3 ÷ 1/8?

    Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, flip the second fraction, then multiply and simplify. The steps above show each line.

    What is 1/3 divided by 1/8 as an improper fraction?

    8/3.