what is the answer to this? 6/13 divided by 6/12?

Answer 1

set it up this way

6 /13 / 6/12

the trick with division and fractions is that you invert and multiply the denominator

so it becomes
6 / 13 * 12 / 6

the 6's cancel out...

your answer is
12 / 13

hope this helps...

Answer 2

6/12 = 1/2 when you reduce the fraction
6/13 divided by 1/2 = 6/13*2 = 12/13.

Answer 3

Another way to see it:
6/13 = 6 x 1/13, and 6/12 = 6 x 1/12,
so we have (6 x 1/13) / (6 x 1/12) = (1/13)/(1/12).

1. short-cut method: with the 'feeling' that 1/13 is smaller than 1/12, so the fraction is less than 1, and related to 12 and 13, so answer is 12/13.

2. By making the denominator, 1/12 to be 1 by multiplying both numerator and denominator by 12, giving us (12 x 1/13) / (12 x 1/12) = (12/13) / (12/12) = (12/13) / 1 = 12/13.

Answer 4

6/12 = 1/2, and so:
(6/13)/(6/12)
= 2*6/13
= 12/13

Answer 5

12/13. when you divide a fraction by a fraction, take the fraction on the bottom and flip it and multiply it by the top fraction.
6/13/6/12= 6/13 * 12/6.
The sixes cancel giving you 1/13 * 12/1 = 12/13.

Answer 6

(6/13)/(6/12)=(6/13)*(12/6)
=12/13

Answer 7

(6/13) / (6/12)
(6/13)(12/6) = 12/13
QED

Answer 8

6/13/6/12
=6/13X6/12
=6X12/13X6
=12/13