SOLUTION: 4&2/3 / 12

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Question 53676: 4&2/3 / 12
Answer by rchill(405) About Me  (Show Source):
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You have a complex fraction here, so change the 4&2/3 to 14%2F3 and the equation is now %2814%2F3%29%2F12. That means to solve, you multiply the reciprical of the denominator 12 with the numerator. So, we now have %2814%2F3%29%2A%281%2F12%29. That simplifies to 14%2F36, which reduces to 7%2F18.