Question

pleas help me with 255 over 48

Answer 1

\(\dfrac{255}{48}\) ?

Answer 2

ya

Answer 3

you can use a calculator

Answer 4

i did but it needs to become a fraction

Answer 5

oh oke
how many times does 48 go into 255 as a whole number?

Answer 6

5.3125 idk

Answer 7

so 5 times
what is 48 * 5?

Answer 8

240

Answer 9

255 - 240?

Answer 10

15

Answer 11

\(5\dfrac{15}{48}\)

simplify 15/48

Answer 12

how do you do that

Answer 13

what number goes in 15 and 48

Answer 14

3

Answer 15

so 15/3 and 48/3

Answer 16

If you reduce first, it makes the numbers easier to work with.

\(\dfrac{255}{48} = \dfrac{3 \times 85}{3 \times 16} = \dfrac{85}{16} = \dfrac{5 \times 16 + 5}{16} = \dfrac{5 \times 16}{16} + \dfrac{5}{16} = 5 \dfrac{5}{16}\)

Answer 17

thank you