Narwalalpaca12$
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Excuse me but how did you get that? I don’t understand the second step23. [MATH]\frac{2^4-3^2}{3\cdot\dfrac{4}{5}\cdot3}=\frac{5(16-9)}{36}=\frac{35}{36}[/MATH]
I don’t understand what your trying to sayWhat have written so far is correct. Now, how do you divide two fractions of the form
\(\displaystyle \dfrac{a}{b} \div \dfrac{c}{d}\)
-Dan
How do you do the division? How would you write out [math]6 \div \dfrac{2}{5}[/math] for example?I don’t understand what your trying to say
Keep change flip6/1 x 5/2
Exactly. So what do you do with [math]\dfrac{a}{b} \div \dfrac{c}{d} = \dfrac{a}{b} \cdot \dfrac{d}{c} = \dfrac{ad}{bc}[/math] in your original problem?6/1 x 5/2
I don’t understand what you mean by I flipped the final answerPlease show your work step-by-step - use pencil&paper for each step.
You got 1.028 - because you flipped the final answer. Do the problem carefully.
I keep getting 1.28 repeatingI don’t understand what you mean by I flipped the final answer
This is my current work. Thank you for helping me outThis question expects a fraction answer; decimals are not always exact, because they fail to terminate. By trying to get a decimal answer, you are probably confusing yourself.
You need to divide 7 by 36/5; that means multiplying 7/1 by 5/36, not multiplying 36/5 by 7/1. And your decimal answer is 9/7, which suggests you somehow have 7 on the bottom.
Please show your current work, in fraction form, so we can see where you are still going wrong.