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Whole numbers as a fraction are equivalent to a/1. Division by a fraction is the same as multiplication by its reciprocal (the upside-down version of that fraction); for our whole number a = a/1, this would be 1/a. Thus, 1/3 divided by a is the same as 1/3 x 1/a = 1/3a.

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