write in simplist form:
1/10 divide 1/4
2006-09-19 05:26:53 · 7 answers · asked by Marie 3 in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
(1/10) / (1/4)
Step 1: When dividing by a fraction, it's the same as multiplying by the reciprocal.
(1/10) * (4/1) = 4/10
Step 2: Simplify:
4/10 = 2 * 2 / 5 * 2 = 2/5 (solution!)
2006-09-19 05:31:11 · answer #1 · answered by ³√carthagebrujah 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/10 divided by 1/4 equals 4/10 which simplifies to 2/5.
The answer is 2/5.
2006-09-19 12:31:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
divide what by what? 1/4 by 1/10 or the other way around?
2006-09-19 12:29:24 · answer #3 · answered by Jack Kerouac 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/10 / 1/4
= 1/10 * 4
= 1/5 *2
= 2/5 or = 0.4
2006-09-19 12:29:35 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1/10 / 1/4
= 1/10*4
=4/10
=0.4
or
1/4 / 1/10
= 1/4*10
=10/4
=2.5
2006-09-19 12:49:50 · answer #5 · answered by kenyanmartin2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/5
2006-09-19 12:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by balas i 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
2/5 is the simplest form
2006-09-19 12:36:26 · answer #7 · answered by DC 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋