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paigeeeeeeeeeeee:

A horse's mane grows at the rate of 6 over 5 centimeters per month. How many months will it take the horse's mane to grow 24 over 10 centimeters? Explain using words, and show your work using division of fractions.

Hoodmemes:

So a horses tail grows 6/5cm in a month.u need to divide the numerator by the denominator. 6 divided by 5 equals =(blank)

paigeeeeeeeeeeee:

=1.2

Hoodmemes:

yes now u would do 24/10cm in a month. 24 divided by 10=(blank)

paigeeeeeeeeeeee:

2.4

Hoodmemes:

yes now u would make them both a fraction again.and get 2.4cm/?month and 1.2cm/1month.

Hoodmemes:

Now u would need to divide the numerators.\[ 2.4 \div 1.2\]=(blank)

paigeeeeeeeeeeee:

2?

Hoodmemes:

correct!

paigeeeeeeeeeeee:

tyy!

Hoodmemes:

np

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