SOLUTION: find one half of nine and three sixth's ?

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Question 300771: find one half of nine and three sixth's ?
Answer by Edwin McCravy(20054)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

"of" means "times"



First we reduce the  to 

Now we have



Now we change the mixed number  to an
improper fraction by multplying the denominator 
by the whole part , getting , adding the  numerator,
getting  and putting that over the denominator , getting 

So now we have



Now multuply the two numerators  getting 
Then multiply the two denominators  getting 

Now put the  over the .

Now we have



That is the improper fraction form of the answer. To get that
to a mixed number,

Divide the denominator  into the numerator 

   4
4)19
  16
   3 

Write the quotient 



Put the remainder  over the divisor , 
getting  and write that beside the , 
and the final answer is



Edwin

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