SOLUTION: 6,775 divided by 6 1/8?

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Question 314225: 6,775
divided by 6 1/8?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
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Change the mixed number to a fraction,
6%2B1%2F8=48%2F8%2B1%2F8=49%2F8
Dividing by a fraction is equivalent to multiplying by its reciprocal,
6775%2F%2849%2F8%29=%286775%2A8%29%2F49
6775%2F%2849%2F8%29=54200%2F49=1106%2B6%2F49