document.write( "Question 320688: Divide: 15/2 ÷ 10\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "a. 3/4 b. 4/3 c. 75 d. 1/75 e. 5/2 \n" ); document.write( "
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The trick to this problem is to first re-write it and then multiply by the reciprocal.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "(15/2)/(10/1)=\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "These are equal to each other- just written differently.
\n" ); document.write( "Now dividing (15/2) by (10/1) is the same as multiplying (15/2) by (1/10). In other words, you want to turn the second fraction (the one you want to divide by) upside down (this is called the reciprocal). 1/10 is the reciprocal of 10/1. Then you multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal.\r
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\n" ); document.write( "3/4 (I simplified by dividing the numerator and denominator by 5)\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Your answer is a) 3/4.\r
\n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "You will follow these same steps for other fraction problems. \n" ); document.write( "
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