Question 261899
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If the question were "how many 2 foot pieces of string can be cut from a 10 foot piece of string," how would you do it?  Divide 10 by 2, right?  So what is the difference just because the numbers happen to be fractions?


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ 4\frac{1}{2}\ \div\ \frac{3}{4}]


First change the mixed fraction to an improper fraction:


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{9}{2}\ \div\ \frac{3}{4}]


Remember the rule for dividing by a fraction: "Invert and multiply"


*[tex \LARGE \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \frac{9}{2}\ \times\ \frac{4}{3}]


I'll leave the arithmetic to you.  It is going to be a whole lot easier to reduce to lowest terms <b><i>before</i></b> you multiply.


John
*[tex \LARGE e^{i\pi} + 1 = 0]
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