Question

A stack of bricks is 3 1/2 feet high. If each brick is 1 3/4 inches high, how many bricks are in the stack?
2
12
24
28

Answer 1

@mathstudent55

Answer 2

You need to divide 3 1/2 by 1 3/4

Answer 3

Change each mixed numeral into a fraction, then divide the fractions.

Answer 4

Explain to me how do i do that please ? @mathstudent55

Answer 5

@mathstudent55

Answer 6

@Hero

Answer 7

This is the operation you need to do.

Answer 8

Do you know how to change a mixed numeral into a fraction?

Answer 9

i flipp it ?

Answer 10

No.
We will flip the second fraction when we divide the fractions, but we're not there yet.

Answer 11

The first step is to rewrite both mixed numerals as fractions.
This is how you do it.
I will use a different example, not the mixed numerals from our problem.