divide the following problems. rename the answers in simplest terms?

Question

5\6 divide 5\12

Answer 1

5/6 divided by 5/12
=5/6 *12/5
=2 ans

Answer 2

5/6 x 12/5 = 12/6 = 2

Answer 3

It is not clear whether you want 5/6 divided by 5/12 or 5/12 divided by 5/6. The former is (5/6)/(5/12) = (5/6) X (12/5) = 2. The other one is (5/12)/(5/6) = (5/12) X (6/5) = 1/2.

Answer 4

an easy way would be to find a common denominator:

(5/6) becomes (10/12), giving:

(10/12)/(5/12) --- since both have a denominator of 12, you can rewrite the fraction as (10/5) = 2.

To show you:

Whenever you have a fraction divided by a fraction, you need to take the reciprocal of the denominator times the denominator and numerator (NOTE: multiplying the denominator by the reciprocal causes the denom. to become 1, which can be neglected). Here is how:

Denominator: (5/12)*(12/5) = (1/1) = 1 (neglected)

Numerator: (5/6)*(12/5) = (60/30) = 2.

(Notice that you dont have to find a common denominator when doing it this way --- I simply showed you that to make you aware of the rule).

Answer 5

when dividing fractions, you can swap the denominator and numerator around and multiply instead of divide. its pretty much the same.

so say, a/b divide c/d is the same as a/b x d/c or b/a x c/d

either way will give you the same answer

in your case the answer is 12/6 = 2

Answer 6

FORGET DIVISION BY FRACTIONS!!!!

Never divide fractions. What "division" means is multiplying by a number's reciprocal.... its what? Reciprocal.

If you give me almost any number, I can give you another number that when you multiply your number by my number you get 1. If, for example, you give me 3, I'll give you 1/3. If you give me 7/5, I'll give you 5/7. If you give me -x.y, I'll give you -y/x. See how it works?

People who don't know any better, call multiplying by a number's reciprocal, "division."

So if somebody gives you 3/5 divided by 7/5 you simply multiply 3/5 by 5/7.

Multiplication of fractions is easy. Multiply the top numbers (numerators) to get the new numerator, and multiply the two denominators (bottom numbers) to get the new denominator). thus
3/5 x 5/7 = (3 x 5)/(5 x 7) = 15/35 = 3/7... see how it works?

Warning. I said for ALMOST any number you give me I can give a reciprocal. There is one exception. 0 has the property that whatever you multiply by it, you get 0. There is no number you can multiply 0 by to get 1. Zero does not have a reciprocal. Since people who don't know any better call multiplying by a reciprocal, "division," they also say, "You can't divide by 0." And how you know why.

Answer 7

(5/6) / (5/12)
5/6 * 12/5
60/30 or 2

Answer: 2