SOLUTION: how do you work out 2 4/5 divided by 3 1/3?

Question 784867: how do you work out 2 4/5 divided by 3 1/3?
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how do you work out 2 4/5 divided by 3 1/3?
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2 4/5 divided by 3 1/3?
Mixed numbers are not useful, change to fractions.
= 14/5 divided by 10/3
Invert the divisor and mutliply
= (14/5)*(3/10)
= 42/10
= 21/5 or 4.2

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