Question 422681
"What is the value of 5 4/9 divided  y when y=2 1/3.  I dont get what you do with the  5 and the 2."


Change them to improper fractions:


5  4/9 ÷  2  1/3
= 49/9 ÷ 7/3 {changed to improper fractions}
= 49/9 x 3/7 {when dividing with fractions, multiply by the reciprocal}
= 7/3 {cancelled diagonally and multiplied what's left}
= 2  1/3 {changed to mixed number}
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