Solve the Equation: Finding the Value of a × (4/a)

a:4a=? a:\frac{4}{a}=\text{?}

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00:03 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal
00:12 Make sure to multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator
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a:4a=? a:\frac{4}{a}=\text{?}

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Let's flip the fraction to get a multiplication exercise:

a×a4= a\times\frac{a}{4}=

We'll add the a to the numerator of the fraction:

a×a4=a24 \frac{a\times a}{4}=\frac{a^2}{4}

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a24 \frac{a^2}{4}

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\( 70:(14\times5)= \)

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