Question

what is the quotient of 2 5/6 divided by 2/3 in simlpest form

Answer 1

first put the first number as a rational ie 17/6

get that?

then do the following multiplication

17/6 * 3/2

note the 2/3 is inverted. the easiest way to divide a farction into another is to invert it and multiply.

does that work for you?

Answer 2

i still dont get it

Answer 3

i don't have the actual question before me but i am assuming that you are required to divide 2 5/6 by 2/3

the way to do that is to multiply 2 5/6 by 3/2

first, however, you need to express 2 5/6 as a proper fraction - (2*6 + 5)/6 = 17/6.