B babygirl17 New member Joined Jun 18, 2012 Messages 1 Jun 18, 2012 #1 i need help im stuck and cant figure it out do i divide 2 2/3 by 1 2/3 r how do i do this problem its making me really frustrated Last edited: Jun 18, 2012
i need help im stuck and cant figure it out do i divide 2 2/3 by 1 2/3 r how do i do this problem its making me really frustrated
S soroban Elite Member Joined Jan 28, 2005 Messages 5,584 Jun 18, 2012 #2 Hello, babygirl17! Divide 2 2/3 by 1 2/3 Click to expand... Rewrite the mixed numbers as fractions: .\(\displaystyle \begin{Bmatrix}2\frac{2}{3} &=& \frac{8}{3} \\ 1\frac{2}{3} &=& \frac{5}{3} \end{Bmatrix}\) Now proceed as usual: .\(\displaystyle \dfrac{8}{3} \div \dfrac{5}{3} \;=\;\dfrac{8}{3} \times \dfrac{3}{5} \;\cdots\;\text{etc.}\)
Hello, babygirl17! Divide 2 2/3 by 1 2/3 Click to expand... Rewrite the mixed numbers as fractions: .\(\displaystyle \begin{Bmatrix}2\frac{2}{3} &=& \frac{8}{3} \\ 1\frac{2}{3} &=& \frac{5}{3} \end{Bmatrix}\) Now proceed as usual: .\(\displaystyle \dfrac{8}{3} \div \dfrac{5}{3} \;=\;\dfrac{8}{3} \times \dfrac{3}{5} \;\cdots\;\text{etc.}\)