The answer would be 13 1/2 because you turn the 12 into a fraction then change the division sign into a multiplication sign and find the reciprocal of 8/9 which is 9/8 you could now divide 12/1 divided by 9/8 you could cross simply then dove to get 27/2 and in the end you get 13 1/2 if you turn the improper fraction into a mixed number.