Question

The length of a rectangle is 5/6 ft. The width is 3/8 ft. How much greater is the length of the rectangle than the width?

Express your answer in lowest terms.

Answer 1

Divide both the lengths.

Answer 2

\[\large \frac{\frac{5}{6}}{\frac{3}{8}} = ??\]

Answer 3

5sos?

Answer 4

20/9

Answer 5

@waterineyes We don't divide fractions, we multiply..

\(\dfrac{5}{6} \div \dfrac{3}{8} = \dfrac{5}{6} \times \dfrac{8}{3}\)

We flip the 2nd fraction and multiply.

\(\dfrac{5}{6} \times \dfrac{8}{3} \rightarrow \dfrac{5 \times 8}{6 \times 3}\)

Multiply 5 * 8 and 6 * 3

Answer 6

5*8=40 and 6*3=18

Answer 7

You are multiplying the reverse of other fraction..

Answer 8

\[\frac{ 5 }{ 6 }-\frac{ 3 }{ 8 }=\frac{ 20-9 }{ 24 }=\frac{ 11 }{ 24 }\]

Answer 9

5/6 = 0.83
3/8 = 0.37

Now divide.. :P

Answer 10

so 11/24 is the answer???

Answer 11

And yes, we divide fractions by the process of multiplication as you have shown. :P

Answer 12

who do i give the medal 2?

Answer 13

To surjit..

Answer 14

WAIT I HAVE ANOTHER QUESTION LAST ONE

Answer 15

I still think 20/9, should be correct..

Answer 16

20/9 means two times rouphly
is length twice the breadth?

Answer 17

Yes, so we have 40/18..

Answer 18

it is simply subtract width from length.

Answer 19

if the question is how many times the length to width then divide.
if how much greater the length to width, then subtract.