How do you simplify #\frac { \frac { 2} { 5} } { \frac { 1} { 2} }#?
3 Answers
May 1, 2018
See explanation.
Explanation:
A quotient of 2 numbers can be written as a product of the first number and the reciprocal of the second:
#a-:b=axx1/b#
Here we have:
#2/5 -: color(red)(1/2)=2/5xx color(red)(2/1)=4/5#
May 1, 2018
Explanation:
In this kind of division, there's a specific formulae to calculate it.
You need to separate it into 4 parts, where for example :
Apply the formulae
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May 1, 2018
Explanation:
( when denominator is changed to its reciprocal form )
Hope this helps :)