Divide Fractions Practice

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Question 1
Divide 2/9 with 1 3/7. Give the answer in the simplest form.


Answer

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A. 7/45
B. 1/5
C. 20/63
D. 5/7
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Step by Step Solution 

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Step 1
Let's write down these fractions:
Divide fractions, 2/9 with 1 3/7

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Step 2
Notice that 1 3/7 is a mixed fraction. We need to convert it into an improper fraction before we can start dividing.
convert improper fraction to mixed fraction

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Step 3
The conversion is shown below:
improper fraction, 10/7

After the conversion, we have:
1 3/7 to 10/7
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Step 4
Now, we can divide these fractions. To do so, we change the division to multiplication, provided that we also change the divisor to its reciprocal.
change the fraction division to fraction multiplication

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Step 5
After these changes, we can just multiply the fractions together.
the final answer, 7/45

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Step 6
Here, we have the resulting fraction as 7/45. Clearly, the answer is A.


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