What is #8 1/4 div 3#?
3 Answers
Explanation:
So we start off with with this:
This means that we have 8 wholes and a fourth. To get this in fraction form:
1.Take the number in front of the fraction times the denominator
2.Now plus the numerator to get the total number of quarters
So now we have:
We can extend the 3 to
It's the exactly the same thing just different numbers.
Now we have:
Now we divide them by flipping the bottom one and then multiplying so we get:
Now we can simplify by dividing by three in the numerator and in the denominator so we get
Hope this helps =).
A lot of detail given so you can see the way everything works. In reality you would use a lot less lines.
Explanation:
Consider the
So now we have:
Consider the
Multiply by 1 and you do not change the value. However, 1 comes in many forms
Putting it all back together we have:
Explanation:
To divide with fractions:
- Make improper fractions.
- multiply by the reciprocal
- cancel where possible
- multiply straight across
Answer in the same format as the question, so give the answer as a mixed number,