document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=593340>Question 593340</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> 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 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "Change both to improper fractions, multiply the whole number by the denominator and add the numerator:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "40*8 + 3 = 323/8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4*4  + 1 = 17/4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Now we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=323%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"323%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > divided by <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Invert the dividing fraction and multiply<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=323%2F8 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"323%2F8\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=4%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"4%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "cancel 4 into 8<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=323%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"323%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > * <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F17 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F17\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=323%2F34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"323%2F34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
document.write( "Divide 323 by 34 using long division: 9, remainder 17, so we have<BR>\n" );
document.write( "9<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=17%2F34 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"17%2F34\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > reduce the fraction to 9<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F2 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F2\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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