document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=679680>Question 679680</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the answer to 5/8 divided by 1 1/4 and why?\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "What do you do to get that answer? The way I understood how to do this is:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "1 1/4 becomes 5/4, then you invert the 5/8 to 8/5 and multiply, but before you do, you cancel out across, so it would really be like multiplying 2/1 x 1/1 = 2 but the answer they give is 1/2. Why?  </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #422006 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><B>ReadingBoosters(3246)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=ReadingBoosters><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=422006\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> convert 1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to an improper fraction<BR>\n" );
document.write( "1<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=1%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"1%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > = 4*1=4+1=5, so <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=5%2F4 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"5%2F4\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F8%29%2F%285%2F4%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%285%2F8%29%2F%285%2F4%29\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > is the same as <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%285%2F8%29%284%2F5%29+=+%28cross%285%29%2F2cross%288%29%29%28cross%284%29%2Fcross%285%29%29+=+highlight_green%281%2F2%29 ALIGN=MIDDLE   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" ><BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Do not cancel before converting the division into multiplication.<BR>\n" );
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