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OpenStudy (anonymous):

4 1/2 divided by 6 2/3 please help and explain

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

so, the first thing you would like to do is to change the fractions so that they are of the form \(\frac{a}{b}\)

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

can you do this for me?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

ok, done.

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

what did you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

9/2 / 20/3

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

good, now there is a simple chant to remember for the next part, you "flip the second frac-tion ANNNDDDD MULTIPLY!"

OpenStudy (anonymous):

I did these steps but it keeps saying my answer is wrong.

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

what did you get?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

27/40 and i can not reduce it anymore

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

It might be asking for the mixed number, you are correct. That cannot be reduced

OpenStudy (anonymous):

yes it is asking that, sorry.

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

and the answer itself is correct

OpenStudy (anonymous):

oh, I got the answer now. It must have been just a typo problem. Thank you!

OpenStudy (fibonaccichick666):

np have a good one

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