Answer :
Divide 143 by 78 to find a ratio of approximately 1.8333. Multiplying 143 by the reciprocal (around 0.5455) yields 78, combining both steps in a single operation.
To solve the problem of finding what you divide and then multiply by to go from 143 to 78, follow these steps:
- Divide 143 by 78 to find the ratio:
143 ÷ 78 ≈ 1.8333
- To get from 143 to 1, you would divide by 143, and then to get from 1 to 78, you would multiply by 78.
- However, combining these two steps, you multiply 143 by the reciprocal of 1.8333:
143 × (1/1.8333) ≈ 78
Hence, the single step operation is to multiply 143 by approximately 0.5455 (which is 1 ÷ 1.8333) to get 78.