If a 25 ft rope is cut into two sections with one section 4 times as long as the other section, how long is the shorter piece?
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The quotient for the given mixed fraction is 1.9318
Step-by-step explanation:
Step 1; First we must convert the mixed fractions into improper fractions. To do that the whole number is multiplied with the denominator and add with it the numerator while the denominator does not change. To convert this fraction we multiply 4 with 4 and then add 1 and keep the 4 as the fraction's denominator so we get
. Similarly, we get the improper fraction
for converting the mixed fraction
.
Step 2; After conversion, it's just a matter of division. The fraction equals 4.25 while the denominator
equals 2.2. Dividing 4.25 by 2.2 we get 1.9318.