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prealgebra junior

Problem

Which of the following operations has the same effect on a number as multiplying by and then dividing by ?
(A)
(B)
(C)
(D)
(E)
Solution
Dividing by is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal, . Multiplying a number by two numbers is the same as multiplying the number by the product of those two numbers. Thus, multiplying by and then is the same as multiplying by , and the answer is .
Final answer
E