Please help me to solve this fraction.
Divide
÷
Change these mixed fractions to improper fractions
by this rule:
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To change the mixed number
to an improper fraction, where W = whole part,
N = numerator, D = denominator
IMPROPER FRACTION =
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Following the above rule with
= 15, = , =
IMPROPER FRACTION = = =
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Following the rule with
= 3, = , =
IMPROPER FRACTION = = =
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So the original problem
÷
is now
÷
Now we use the principle of inverting the second fraction
and changing the ÷ to ×
255 4
----- × ----
16 15
Cancel the 15 into the 255 and get 17 in the top
17
255 4
----- × ----
16 15
1
Cancel the 4 into the 16 and get 4 in the bottom
17 1
255 4
----- × ----
16 15
4 1
So you end up eith the improper fraction
Now since the original problem was given
as mixed fractions, we change this to
an improper fraction, by using this rule:
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To change the improper fraction to
a mixed fraction,
perform the division
__
D)N
then the mixed fraction will be:
=
where = the numerator, = the denominator,
= the quotient, = the remainder
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So we perform the division D)N
` 4
4)17
16
1
Here, N = 17, D = 4, Q = 4, R = 1 so
= becomes
=
Edwin