SOLUTION: Divide. 7 7/15 and 3 1/5

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Question 29251: Divide. 7 7/15 and 3 1/5
Answer by elima(1433) About Me  (Show Source):
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First put them in mixed fractions;
71%2F15=112%2F15
31%2F5=16%2F5
Now divide;
112%2F15/16%2F5
When you divide fractions, the first thing is to find the reciporical of the second fraction and then multiply;
(112%2F15)(5%2F16);
560%2F240; reduce;
7%2F3
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