$109\dfrac{2}{3}:\dfrac{1}{2}\\\\\text{Divide by a fraction is the same operation as multiply by its reciprocal}\\\\109\dfrac{2}{3}:\dfrac{1}{2}=109\dfrac{2}{3}\cdot\dfrac{2}{1}=109\dfrac{2}{3}\cdot2=\left(109+\dfrac{2}{3}\right)\cdot2\\\\\text{use distributive property}\\\\(109)(2)+\left(\dfrac{2}{3}\right)(2)=218+\dfrac{4}{3}=218+1\dfrac{1}{3}=219\dfrac{1}{3}$

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Pete found 5/6 of a party sand which in the refrigerator. He took 1/2 of the 5/6 of the sand which to his neighbors. How much of

Y_Kistochka [10]

Answer:

1/2

Step-by-step explanation:

Pete found 5/6 of a party sand which in the refrigerator. He took 1/2 of the 5/6 of the sand which to his neighbors.

This is calculated as:

1/2 × 5/6

= 5/12

Hence, he took 5/12 of the sand

How much of the original sand which did pete take to his neighbors.

Let the original sand be represented as 1

Hence:

5/6 = 5/12 sand

1 = x

Cross Multiply

5/6x = 1 × 5/12

x = 5/12 ÷ 5/6

x = 5/12 × 6/5

x = 1/2

Therefore, pete took 1/2 of the original sand to his neighbors.

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