What is 2 divided by 3/8?

Step by step

1. Write each number as a fraction
   2 = 2/1
2. Keep, change, flip
   Keep the first fraction, change ÷ to ×, and flip the second fraction upside down:
   2/1 ÷ 3/8 = 2/1 × 8/3
3. Multiply the tops, then the bottoms
   (2 × 8)/(1 × 3) = 16/3
4. Write it as a mixed number
   16 ÷ 3 = 5 remainder 1, so 16/3 = 5 1/3

Check: 16/3 × 3/8 = 2 ✓

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