What is 15 1/3 divided by 3 2/7 in its simplist form.
IT IS 4 2/3
my choices are:
A) 37/6
B) 5 7/6
C) 14/3
D) 1058/21
Mackenzie is correct; the answer is 4 2/3. But since that isn't one of your choices, you'll need to keep it in fraction form. Which of your choices is the same as 4 2/3?
I believe its 14/3
Yes! 4 2/3 = 14/3
To divide mixed numbers like 15 1/3 divided by 3 2/7, we need to convert them into improper fractions.
First, let's convert 15 1/3 into an improper fraction.
To do this, we multiply the whole number (15) by the denominator of the fraction (3) and add the numerator to get the new numerator:
15 * 3 + 1 = 45 + 1 = 46
So, 15 1/3 can be written as an improper fraction: 46/3.
Now, let's convert 3 2/7 into an improper fraction.
Similarly, we multiply the whole number (3) by the denominator of the fraction (7) and add the numerator to get the new numerator:
3 * 7 + 2 = 21 + 2 = 23
So, 3 2/7 can be written as an improper fraction: 23/7.
Now, we can divide the two fractions:
46/3 ÷ 23/7
To divide fractions, we invert the second fraction (the divisor) and then multiply the two fractions.
In this case, we have:
46/3 * 7/23
To multiply fractions, we simply multiply the numerators together and the denominators together.
46/3 * 7/23 = (46 * 7) / (3 * 23) = 322/69
Therefore, 15 1/3 divided by 3 2/7 in simplest form is 322/69.