What is the answer to 4 1/5 divided by 1 2/5?

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2007-11-24 10:30:55 · 4 answers · asked by Eddie D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics

4 1/5 = 21/5
1 2/5 = 7/5
keep first fraction = 21/5
change sign from division to multiplication
flip second fraction = 5/7
21/5 * 5/7
Answer = 3

2007-11-24 10:35:03 · answer #1 · answered by I <3 Taylor Alison Swift 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋

4 1/5 divided by 1 2/5=

21/5 divided by 7/5

invert and multiply

21/5 * 5/7= the 5 's cancel leaving you 21/7=3

2007-11-24 19:11:49 · answer #2 · answered by Dave aka Spider Monkey 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋

4 1/5 times the reciprocal of 1 2/5

2007-11-24 18:48:07 · answer #3 · answered by Clueless 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

4.2/1.4= 3

2007-11-24 18:34:41 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋