5/18 dived by 2/6
The "helper" needs to learn to use the asterisk (*) to indicate multiplication, not "x" which is used in math to indicate an unknown.
To divide fractions, you need to multiply the first fraction by the reciprocal of the second fraction.
The reciprocal of a fraction is obtained by flipping the numerator and the denominator.
So, to divide 5/18 by 2/6, we multiply 5/18 by the reciprocal of 2/6, which is 6/2.
Multiplying fractions involves multiplying the numerators together and the denominators together.
So, multiplying 5/18 by 6/2, we get:
(5 * 6) / (18 * 2) = 30 / 36
To simplify this fraction, we find the greatest common divisor (GCD) of the numerator and the denominator, and divide both numbers by the GCD.
The GCD of 30 and 36 is 6.
Dividing both 30 and 36 by 6, we get:
30/6 / 36/6 = 5/6
So, 5/18 divided by 2/6 is equal to 5/6.
Simply put, here are the steps:
(5/18)/(2/6)
= 5/18 x 6/2
= 5/3 x 1/2
= 5/6
Hope this helps!