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Example Questions

Example Question #3 : How To Find Out A Mixed Fraction From An Improper Fraction

What does  equal, expressed as a mixed number?

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Simplify the two fractions, then find a common denominator, then solve.

Example Question #2 : How To Find Out A Mixed Fraction From An Improper Fraction

Convert the improper fraction to a mixed number. Reduce all fractions if possible.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To convert a mixed number into a fraction, first divide the denominator into the numerator and record the remainder:

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the result is the mixed number, with the remainder being put as the numerator over the old denominator:
 when we reduce.

Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Fractions

What value of s makes the equation \frac{7}{s}=\frac{8}{10} true?

Possible Answers:

8.75

9.5

9.25

7.5

9

Correct answer:

8.75

Explanation:

We can simply cross multiply to obtain 70=8s and divide by 8 to solve for s.

Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Fractions

Simplfiy the following expression;

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply the numerators  2 x 6 x 4 = 48. Then multiply the denominators 3 x 8 x 12 = 288.  The answer is 48/288. To simplify, divide both numerator and denominator by 48 to get 1/6.

 

Example Question #1 : How To Multiply Fractions

Evaluate –3–2 * 2–3.

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

Because the exponents are negative, we can convert –3–2  to 1/9 and 2–3 to 1/8. We then multiply straight across the top and the bottom, giving you 1/72.

Example Question #154 : Fractions

Simplify the following into one fraction

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

To multiply fractions you multiply the entire numerator and the entire denominator together. However, before we do that we can cancel anything from the denominator with anything in the numerator. 

Six cancels with 12

5 cancels with 25 

multiply it all out and get

Example Question #1 : How To Divide Fractions

\dpi{100} \small \frac{1}{3}\div \frac{3}{5} =

Possible Answers:

\dpi{100} \small \frac{3}{8}

\dpi{100} \small \frac{5}{9}

\dpi{100} \small \frac{2}{5}

\dpi{100} \small \frac{2}{3}

\dpi{100} \small \frac{1}{5}

Correct answer:

\dpi{100} \small \frac{5}{9}

Explanation:

Cross multiply or multiply using the reciprocal of the second fraction. 

Example Question #2 : Operations And Fractions

Simplify the following expression:

 

 

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Correct answer:

Explanation:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Example Question #3 : Operations And Fractions

Evaluate the following:

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Start by converting 71/to 22/3, and 6 2/to 20/3. We then multiply 22/3 by the reciprocal of 20/3, 3/20, and you get 66/60. This simplifies to 11/10.

Example Question #481 : Arithmetic

Solve.

 

Possible Answers:

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Remember, to divide a number by a fraction, multiply the number by the reciprocal of the fraction. In this case,

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