SOLUTION: How to divide 40 3/8 divided by 4 1/4 ...I do not understand the formula the answer is 9 1/2 but I'm not figuring out how

Question 593340: How to divide 40 3/8 divided by 4 1/4 ...I do not understand the formula the answer is 9 1/2 but I'm not figuring out how
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How to divide 40 3/8 divided by 4 1/4 ...I do not understand the formula the answer is 9 1/2 but I'm not figuring out how
:
Change both to improper fractions, multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator:
40*8 + 3 = 323/8
4*4 + 1 = 17/4
Now we have:
divided by
Invert the dividing fraction and multiply
*
cancel 4 into 8
* =
Divide 323 by 34 using long division: 9, remainder 17, so we have
9 reduce the fraction to 9
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