Question

is 4 4/9 divided by 7 1/5 equaled to 5/27 ?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

i think its 50/81

Answer 3

is it (4)(4/9) or is it a mixed fraction?

Answer 4

for mixed fractions its like this....

Answer 5

\[4 \left(\begin{matrix}4 \\ 9\end{matrix}\right) divided by 7 \left(\begin{matrix}1 \\ 5\end{matrix}\right)\]

Answer 6

then you have to find equivalent fractions for the 4 and the 7

Answer 7

so multiply 9 by 4 and you get 36.

Answer 8

multiply 5 by 7 and you get 35

Answer 9

now the problem looks like this...

Answer 10

\[\left[\begin{matrix}\left(\begin{matrix}35 \\ 5\end{matrix}\right) + \left(\begin{matrix}1 \\ 5\end{matrix}\right) \\ \left(\begin{matrix}36 \\ 9\end{matrix}\right) + \left(\begin{matrix}4 \\ 9\end{matrix}\right)\end{matrix}\right]\]

Answer 11

add these up

Answer 12

(36/5) / (40/9)

Answer 13

then you take the inverse of (40/9) which is (9/40)

Answer 14

actually its the other way around ...i messed up the division order

Answer 15

so you multiply the inverse of 36/5 by 40/9 which is 200/324

Answer 16

then simplify and you get 50/81

Answer 17

if the 4 and 4/9 are multiplied its like this

Answer 18

(4/1)(4/9) divided by (7/1)(1/5)

Answer 19

so (12/9) divided by (7/5) so the answer is 20/21

Answer 20

ok? hope this helped