SOLUTION: Estimate the quotient:17 11/12 divided by 6 1/10 I must show all the work and I do not understand how to do this problem

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Question 389506: Estimate the quotient:17 11/12 divided by 6 1/10 I must show all the work and I do not understand how to do this problem
Answer by ankor@dixie-net.com(22740) About Me  (Show Source):
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Estimate the quotient:17 11/12 divided by 6 1/10
I must show all the work and I do not understand how to do this problem
:
I'm not sure either but here is what I would do
Change to improper fractions (17*12) + 11 and (6*10) + 1
215%2F12
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61%2F10
invert the dividing fraction and multiply
Change to improper fractions (17*12) + 11 and (6*10) + 1
215%2F12 * 10%2F61 = 2150%2F732 ~ 3