Question

-1/2 divided by 1 3/4 as a fraction in simplest form

Answer 1

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$-\displaystyle\frac{1}{2} :1\frac{3}{4}$

First , convert the mixed number (the fraction we are dividing by in the given maths problem) into an improper fraction .

Multiply the whole part (1) times the denominator (4) and add the numerator . The result is the numerator of our fraction , and the denominator stays the same .

So now our maths problem looks as follows :

$-\displaystyle\frac{1}{2} :\frac{7}{4}$

Now turn the fraction you are dividing by over :

$-\displaystyle\frac{1}{2} *\frac{4}{7}$

Now multiply the numerator of the first fraction times the numerator of the second fraction :

4

Perform the same operation with the denominators :

-4/14

So the result is :

$-\displaystyle\frac{4}{14}$

Since the above fraction is not in it's simplest form , we divide the top and bottom by 2 (a common factor of both 4 and 14) :

$-\displaystyle\frac{2}{7}$

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