First let’s set up the problem:
87÷48 Step 1:
Take the whole number, 48, and multiply it by the denominator of the fraction, 8:
8 x 48 = 384
Step 2:
The result of this multiplication will now become the denominator of the answer. The answer to the problem in fraction form can now be seen:
78⋅48=7384 To display the answer to 7/8 Divided by 48 in decimal form, you can divide the numerator, 384, by the denominator, 7. The answer can be rounded to the nearest three decimal points, if needed:
7384=7384=54.86 So, in decimal form, 7 divided by 8/48 = 54.86
And in its simplest fractional form, 7 divided by 8/48 is 384/7