SOLUTION: first estimate the answers then multiply to find the exact answer simplify all answers 4 1/6 divide 3 7/8

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Question 664417: first estimate the answers then multiply to find the exact answer simplify all answers
4 1/6 divide 3 7/8
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41%2F6 is 4 wholes and 1 of 6 slices, it can be estimated as just 4 wholes
37%2F8 is 3 wholes and 7 of 8 slices, it can be estimated as 4 wholes
4/4 = 1
41%2F6/ 37%2F8
Convert them to improper fractions
4*6=24+1=25 so 25%2F6
3*8=24+7=31 so 31%2F8
Dividing fraction is the same as multiplying the inverse, so
%2825%2F6%29%2F%2831%2F8%29+=+%2825%2F6%29%2A%288%2F31%29
Both the 6 and 8 are divisible by 2
%2825%2F3%29%2A%284%2F31%29+=+%28100%2F91%29
91 goes into 100 one time evenly with 9 left over so
%28100%2F9%29 = 19%2F91
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