I just don't get it.
2007-10-13 08:03:19 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
1 + 3/7 = 10/7
3-.5= 2 1/2 = 5/2
so it's 10/7 divided by 5/2
when you divide fractions, you multiply by the reciprocal, so
10/7 x 2/5
20/35
4/7
2007-10-13 08:07:20 · answer #1 · answered by lostintranslation 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 + 3/7 = 10/7 3 - 1/2 = 6/2 - 1/2 = 5/2
(10/7) /(5/2) = 10/7 x 2/5 = 20/35 = 4/7
2007-10-13 15:08:13 · answer #2 · answered by G.V. 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
10/7 / 5/2
10 / 7 x 2 / 5
(10 x 2) / (7 x 5)
20 / 35
4 / 7
2007-10-13 17:07:03 · answer #3 · answered by Como 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its 11/14
you plus those two and get 1 3/7 and 2 1/2
then make the fractions improper
then you times the resiprical (flip it)
then multiply
2007-10-13 15:06:06 · answer #4 · answered by Stevie C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋