SOLUTION: 4 and 1/2 divide by 5/6

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Question 270152: 4 and 1/2 divide by 5/6
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4 1/2 / 5/6
4 1/2 = (2 multiplied 4 +1) divided by 2
=9/2
9/2 DIVIDED BY 5/6
9/2 multiplied 6/5 whenever you divide, the reciprocal of divisor is multiplied to the other number. so 5/6 becomes 6/5
= 54 / 10
= 5.4