Question

14/16 x 6/32 divided by 3/4

Answer 1

first divide 14 by sixteen and get what

Answer 2

0.875?

Answer 3

Hold on, is it \(\sf (\dfrac{14}{16} \times \dfrac{6}{32}) \div \dfrac{3}{4}\) or is it \(\sf \dfrac{14}{16} \times (\dfrac{6}{32} \div \dfrac{3}{4})\)

Answer 4

right and then divide 6 into thirty two

Answer 5

@iGreen there are no parenthesis. If I had a file to attach I would send it to you.

Answer 6

@dilphill31 0.1875

Answer 7

and i think u would multiply them answers

Answer 8

ok one sec.

Answer 9

hang on let me get one of my friends @rickygore126 @dakid88

Answer 10

it's a very large number

Answer 11

ok

Answer 12

I think i messed up when i told u to multiply them sorry

Answer 13

it's fine

Answer 14

first u combine the fractions to get a common denominator

Answer 15

ok so the common denominator would be 32 right?

Answer 16

yes and then u do what

Answer 17

u will combine 14/16 and 6/32 and the common denominator will be 2

Answer 18

and then you multiply the top by two

Answer 19

???? I thought the common denominator was 32 because 16 and 4 can both go into it

Answer 20

I'd suggest doing some preliminary planning before coming up with "answers."

14/16 x 6/32 divided by 3/4 could be written as \[14/16 * 6/32 .divided. by. 3/4\rightarrow \frac{ \frac{ 14 }{ 16 }*\frac{ 6 }{ 32 } }{ \frac{ 3 }{ 4 }}\]

Answer 21

yes @rickygore126 i did not mean to put that sorry

Answer 22

Please do not use " x " to denote multiplication. This is pre-algebra or algebra, in which we use " x " to represent an unknown quantity. Use " * " to denote multiplication.

Secondly: note that NO LCD is needed here. Can anyone explain why that is so?

Answer 23

but the answer will beee.........

Answer 24

the common denominator is 32 but you would have to multiply the numbers on the bottom to get it and what do you multiply 16 by to get 32

Answer 25

2

Answer 26

Once again: There is NO need for a common denominator here. Talking about finding an LCD will only confuse the issue.

Answer 27

you mulyiply 16 by 2

Answer 28

exactly

Answer 29

@mathmale I already know there is no "LCD" I'm not looking for a least common denominator.

Answer 30

right so you would multiply 14 by two and get what

Answer 31

28

Answer 32

\[\frac{ \frac{ 14 }{ 16 }*\frac{ 6 }{ 32 } }{ \frac{ 3 }{ 4 }}\]

Answer 33

then if u can simplify 28/32

Answer 34

and tht will give u 7/32

Answer 35

May I ask what your goal is? What's the purpose of going through all these steps?

Answer 36

no @dakidd88 because we still have to do some more stuff

Answer 37

@mathmale to get the answer, obviously

Answer 38

to answer the problem @mathmale

Answer 39

let's get back to work @rickygore126

Answer 40

@mathmale another goal of mine is to eat pizza for lunch

Answer 41

ok

Answer 42

Your
14/16 x 6/32 divided by 3/4
translates into \[\frac{ \frac{ 14 }{ 16 }*\frac{ 6 }{ 32 } }{ \frac{ 3 }{ 4 }}\]

Answer 43

so we have 6/32 and 7/32 so far

Answer 44

No multiplication is needed here to simplify. Instead, cancel wherever possible.

Answer 45

@mathmale yes I know because you've sent it 400 times

Answer 46

to simplify it divide 28 into 32 and what is your new fraction

Answer 47

if I divide it won't I get a decimal?

Answer 48

yes and then you would convert that decimal into a fraction and get 7/8

Answer 49

oh, ok I see . so after we get 7/8 what do you do?

Answer 50

you set it up and multiply straight across with the other number and get what

Answer 51

multiple it by 7/32, 6/32, or both?

Answer 52

multiply 7/8 by 6/32

Answer 53

ok

Answer 54

it's a decimal answer, so do I convert that to a fraction?

Answer 55

right and the fraction is 21/128

Answer 56

May I suggest you summarize what you have accomplished and what you still have to do to complete this problem?

Simply by cancelling, I can derive the final answer in a matter of seconds.

There is no point to converting these fractions to decimal fractions (unless, of course, you can understand decimal fractions better than proper fractions).

Answer 57

ok. is that the final answer, or am I leaving something out?

Answer 58

no that is not your final answer get that answer and we have to divide it by 3/4 which i will show you how in a minute when u get the answer

Answer 59

@mathmale all you're doing is confusing me because I am trying to do this problem with @dilphill31 and @dakid88 and you keep sending the same message.

Answer 60

@dilphill31 not you

Answer 61

i know and dakidd left

Answer 62

alright have u got he answer

Answer 63

not yet

Answer 64

ok that is fine

Answer 65

0.013671875

Answer 66

and then I need to convert it

Answer 67

when u convert the 42/256 u get 21/128

Answer 68

right

Answer 69

and now the final step

Answer 70

let's set up the problem and it will be what

Answer 71

well we have 6/32, 7/32, and 21/128 but I don't know how to set t up

Answer 72

forget the other fractions when u set it up it will look like this 21/128 divided by 3/4

Answer 73

oh, true. one sec let me solve it real quick

Answer 74

didn't we already divide these number though?

Answer 75

unless you did and i didn't know but you have to keep the first number the same flip the sign to multiplcation and then flip it to make 4/3 and multiply straight across and get what

Answer 76

I got 84/384 but I don't think that is correct

Answer 77

hang on let me work it out

Answer 78

that is right and can we convert it

Answer 79

do we simplify it down

Answer 80

yes

Answer 81

I got 7/32

Answer 82

if all that hard work we just did pays off you are correct

Answer 83

i am 95% sure we done that right and if we got it wrong sorry but i tried the best i could

Answer 84

Oh my gosh. Thank you so much for staying an hour and helping me with this. you have no idea how much that helped.

Answer 85

you are welcome