how do you divide 3 divided by 4 1/2
? can someone please explain
Can someone please help i don't understand
3 / (9/2)
3 * (2/9) = 6/9 = 2/3
i don't get it
4 1/2 = 9/2
Study this site.
http://www.mathsisfun.com/fractions_division.html
ya i got that part but how do i do the 3 into a fraction
Please study the site I posted.
so? what do i do with the 3 i don't get how i switch it in a fraction. and how do i get the answer?
i did study the site but does not have to do with mix numbers
4 1/2 = (4 * 2) + 1
http://www.mathsisfun.com/mixed-fractions.html
To divide 3 by 4 1/2, you need to convert the mixed number 4 1/2 into a fraction. Here's how you do it:
Step 1: Convert the whole number (4) into a fraction by putting it over 1. So, 4 becomes 4/1.
Step 2: Multiply the whole number (4/1) by the denominator (2) and then add the numerator (1). This will give you the new numerator. In this case, 4/1 multiplied by 2 is 8/1, and when you add the numerator 1, you get 9/1.
Step 3: Keep the denominator the same. In this case, the denominator remains 2, so the mixed number 4 1/2 can be expressed as the fraction 9/2.
Now that we have converted 4 1/2 into the fraction 9/2, we can proceed to divide 3 by 9/2.
Dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal. The reciprocal of 9/2 is simply flipping the fraction upside down, which will give us 2/9.
Now we can solve the division problem by multiplying 3 by 2/9:
3 * (2/9) = 6/9
The product, 6/9, can be simplified to its lowest terms by dividing both the numerator and denominator by their greatest common divisor, which is 3.
Dividing both 6 and 9 by 3, we get:
6/3 ÷ 9/3 = 2/3
Therefore, 3 divided by 4 1/2 equals 2/3.