the question is asking me to divide 4 and 1/5 by 14 and write the results in the simplist form? Can u give me a simular problem and show me how to work it?
2 1/2 divided by 10
5/2 divided by 10/1 = 5/2 * 1/10
5/2 * 1/10 = 5/20 = 1/4
Certainly! Let's work through a similar problem to help you understand how to divide fractions and express the result in simplest form.
Let's say we want to divide 3/4 by 1/2 and write the result in simplest form.
To divide fractions, we can use the rule: "Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal."
Step 1: Find the reciprocal of 1/2. The reciprocal is obtained by flipping the numerator and denominator, so the reciprocal of 1/2 is 2/1.
Step 2: Multiply 3/4 by the reciprocal of 1/2 (which is 2/1). You can multiply fractions by multiplying their numerators together and their denominators together:
(3/4) * (2/1) = (3 * 2) / (4 * 1) = 6/4
Step 3: To simplify the fraction, we can divide both the numerator and the denominator by their greatest common divisor (GCD). In this case, the GCD of 6 and 4 is 2.
Dividing both the numerator and denominator by 2, we get:
6/4 = (6 ÷ 2) / (4 ÷ 2) = 3/2
So, dividing 3/4 by 1/2, expressed in simplest form, is equal to 3/2.
Using the same steps, you can now work on your original problem of dividing 4 and 1/5 by 14 and express the result in simplest form.