Question

7 3/8 + (-4 1/2) ÷ (-5 2/3) Please Explain

Answer 1

Answer:

$\frac{1111}{136} = 8 \frac{23}{136}$

Step-by-step explanation:

We want to simplify:

$7 \frac{3}{8} + \frac{ -4 \frac{1}{2} }{ -5 \frac{2}{3} }$

First, convert all the fractions to improper fractions:

$\frac{59}{8} + \frac{ - \frac{9}{2} }{ - \frac{17}{3} } \\\\= \frac{59}{8} + \frac{27}{34}$

Find the LCM of the denominators:

$\frac{(17 * 59) + (4 * 27)}{136} \\\\ = \frac{1003 + 108}{136}\\ \\= \frac{1111}{136} \\\\= 8 \frac{23}{136}$

Answer 2

Answer:

7 3/8 + (-4 1/2) ÷ (-5 2/3) = 8 23/136

Step-by-step explanation:

1) First I turned all the mix numbers into improper fractions:

7 3/8 ----> ( 7(8)+3/8) = 59/8, 4 1/2 ----> (4(2)+1/2) = 9/2, 5 2/3 ---->  (5(3)+2/3) = 17/3

So now it should look like this: 59/8 + (-9/2)÷(-17/3)

2) Now our goal is to divide both of the improper fractions (-9/2)÷(-17/3),

- We first apply our fraction rule:  -a/-b = a/b (when we have two negatives they cancel out each other and make a positive)

Our Case, From this:-9/2 ÷ -17/3 = To This: 9/2 ÷ 17/3

3) Now we can divide the fractions using this rule: a/b ÷ c/d = a times d / b times

Our Case, From This: 9/2 ÷ 17/3 To This: 9(3)/2(17) Which Gives Us: 27/34

(9 x 3 = 27, 2 x 17= 34)

So now it looks like this: 59/8 +27/34

4) Our look goal is to have the same denominator (which is the bottom part of the fraction)  which are 8 and 34

To find it we find the LCM or Least Common Multiple of 8 and 34

(The LCM of a, b is the smallest positive number that is divisible by both a and b) which in this case a and b are 8 and 34  

LCM is 136

5) We adjust our two fractions based on the LCM,

(Multiply each numerator ( top part of the fraction)  by the same amount of needed to multiply its corresponding denominator to turn it to the LCM 136.

From This: 59/8  and 27/34 To This: 1003/136 and 108/36 ( 59(17)/8 (17) = 1003/136, 27(4)/34(4) = 108/306

6) Finally we can add the numerator (1003 and 108) together: 1003+108= 1111 and now we are left with 1111/136

Then we turn our improper fraction back into a mix number: 1111/138= 8 23/136