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  • 12-03-2018
  • Mathematics
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Describe a strategy for dividing a whole number or a mixed number by a fraction

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  • 15-03-2018
Convert the whole number or mixed number to an improper fraction and multiply that by the reciprocal of the fraction.

Example:
  (3 2/3)/(4/5) = (11/3)*(5/4) = 55/12 = 4 7/12
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