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Example Question #1 : How To Divide Fractions

is larger than 0. Which of the following could be equal to $3 \times Z$ ?

II. $2\frac{2}{7}$

III.

Possible Answers:

I and II

III only

I only

II only

I, II and III

Correct answer:

I, II and III

Explanation:

All of the answers can be divided by 3 to yield an answer larger than zero. In fact, any positive number would be a viable answer.

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Example Question #2 : How To Divide Fractions

Express the quotient as a fraction in lowest terms:

$5 \frac{3}{5} \div 4 \frac{1}{5}$

Possible Answers:

$1 \frac{1}{3}$

$1 \frac{3}{4}$

$1 \frac{1}{4}$

$\frac{4}{5}$

$\frac{3}{4}$

Correct answer:

$1 \frac{1}{3}$

Explanation:

Rewrite the mixed fractions as improper fractions, change to a multiplication by inverting the second, cross-cancel, and multiply across:

$5 \frac{3}{5} \div 4 \frac{1}{5} = \frac{28}{5 } \div \frac{21}{5 } = \frac{28}{5 } \cdot \frac{5}{21 }= \frac{4}{1 } \cdot \frac{1}{3 }= \frac{4}{3 }$

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Example Question #3 : How To Divide Fractions

Express the quotient as a fraction in lowest terms:

$4 \frac{1}{5} \div 5 \frac{3}{5}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{5}{7}$

$\frac{3}{4}$

$1 \frac{1}{3}$

$\frac{6}{7}$

$1 \frac{1}{4}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{3}{4}$

Explanation:

Rewrite the mixed fractions as improper fractions, change to a multiplication by inverting the second, cross-cancel, and multiply across:

$4 \frac{1}{5} \div 5 \frac{3}{5} = \frac{21}{5} \div \frac{28}{5} = \frac{21}{5} \cdot \frac{5}{28} = \frac{3}{1} \cdot \frac{1}{4} = \frac{3}{4}$

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Example Question #4 : How To Divide Fractions

Evaluate:

$\frac{12}{5} \div \frac{4}{25}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{8}{25}$

$\frac{3}{5}$

$\frac{1}{15}$

$\frac{5}{3}$

Correct answer:

Explanation:

Multiply by the reciprocal, cross-cancel, then multiply numerators and denominators:

$\frac{12}{5} \div \frac{4}{25} = \frac{12}{5} \times \frac{25}{4} = \frac{3}{1} \times \frac{5}{1} = \frac{15}{1} = 15$

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Example Question #5 : How To Divide Fractions

Evaluate:

$\frac{4}{25} \div \frac{12}{5}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{1}{15}$

$\frac{8}{25}$

$\frac{3}{5}$

$\frac{5}{3}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{1}{15}$

Explanation:

Multiply by the reciprocal, cross-cancel, then multiply numerators and denominators:

$\frac{4}{25} \div \frac{12}{5} = \frac{4}{25} \times \frac{5}{12} = \frac{1}{5} \times \frac{1}{3} = \frac{1}{15}$

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Example Question #6 : How To Divide Fractions

Evaluate:

$\frac{5}{8} \div \frac{25}{16}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{5}{4}$

$\frac{2}{5}$

$\frac{1}{10}$

$\frac{4}{5}$

$\frac{5}{2}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{2}{5}$

Explanation:

Multiply by the reciprocal, cross-cancel, then multiply numerators and denominators:

$\frac{5}{8} \div \frac{25}{16} = \frac{5}{8} \times \frac{16}{25} = \frac{1}{1} \times \frac{2}{5} = \frac{2}{5}$

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Example Question #7 : How To Divide Fractions

Evaluate:

$\frac{8}{5} \div \frac{24}{35}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{7}{3}$

$\frac{3}{7}$

$\frac{8}{3}$

$\frac{1}{21}$

$\frac{3}{8}$

Correct answer:

$\frac{7}{3}$

Explanation:

Multiply by the reciprocal, cross-cancel, then multiply numerators and denominators:

$\frac{8}{5} \div \frac{24}{35} = \frac{8}{5} \times \frac{35}{24} = \frac{1}{1} \times \frac{7}{3} =\frac{7}{3}$

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Example Question #1151 : Ssat Middle Level Quantitative (Math)

Evaluate:

$3 \div \frac{1}{12}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{1}{36}$

$\frac{1}{4}$

Correct answer:

Explanation:

$3 \div \frac{1}{12} = \frac{3}{1} \div \frac{1}{12} = \frac{3}{1}\times \frac{12}{1} = 3 \times 12 = 36$

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Example Question #5 : Fractions

Evaluate:

$18 \div \frac{1}{6}$

Possible Answers:

$\frac{1}{108}$

108

$\frac{1}{3}$

Correct answer:

108

Explanation:

$18 \div \frac{1}{6} = \frac{18}{1} \div \frac{1}{6} = \frac{18}{1} \times \frac{6}{1} = 18 \times 6 = 108$

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Example Question #6 : How To Divide Fractions

Evaluate:

$6.51 + 4.2 \div 14$

Possible Answers:

6.81

0.765

7.65

9.51

6.54

Correct answer:

6.81

Explanation:

By order of operations, divide first. Since the divisor is a whole number, divide as is:

$4.2 \div 14 = 0.3$

Add this quotient to 6.51.

$6.51 + 4.2 \div 14 = 6.51 + 0.3$

Add vertically, aligning the decimal points (appending a zero to 0.3):

6.51

$\underline{0.30}$

6.81

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