How do you evaluate #2\frac { 1} { 5} \div 11#?

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Alan P.
Sep 25, 2017

#2 1/5 div 11=color(red)(1/5)#

Explanation:

#color(blue)(2 1/5)# can be written as the improper fraction #color(blue)(11/5)#

#2 1/5color(magenta)( div 11)# is the same as #2 1/5 color(magenta)(xx 1/11)#

Therefore
#2 1/5 div 11# is the same as
#color(white)("XXX")color(blue)(11/5)color(magenta)(xx1/11)=cancel(11)/5xx1/cancel(11)=1/5#

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