How do you solve #frac { m } { 16.1} = 3.5#?

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Answer 1 · 2017-07-31T21:07:26

#m=56.35#

#m/16.1=3.5#

#<=># multiply both sides by #16.1#

#m=(16.1)(3.5)#

#<=># Since #16.1=16+.1#, we can distribute about the sum

#m=16.1(3.5)=16(3.5)+.1(3.5)#

And since #.1(3.5)=.35# and #3.5=3+.5# we can distribute #16#

#=16(3+0.5)+.35#

Since #3 times 16 = 48# and #.5 times 16=8# we can say

#=48+8+.35=56+.35=ul(56.35)#