Prealgebra (7th Edition)

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ISBN 10: 0321955048
ISBN 13: 978-0-32195-504-3

Chapter 4 - Cumulative Review - Page 327: 46

Answer

$\frac{33}{56}$

Work Step by Step

$1\frac{1}{10}\div5\frac{3}{5}\ \longrightarrow$ convert to improper fractions $1\frac{1\times10+1}{10}\div5\frac{5\times5+3}{5}\ \longrightarrow$ simplify $\frac{11}{10}\div\frac{28}{5}\ \longrightarrow$ multiply by inverse $\frac{11}{10}\times\frac{15}{28}\ \longrightarrow$ multiply numerators and denominators $\frac{11\times15}{10\times28}\ \longrightarrow$ simplify $\frac{165}{280}\ \longrightarrow$ reduce $\frac{165\div5}{280\div5}\ \longrightarrow$ simplify $\frac{33}{56}$
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