How do you divide $7\div 1\frac { 3} { 5}$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-04T05:09:07

$35/8 or4 3/8$

Write $7$ and $1 3/5$ both as improper fractions then set up the numbers as a compound fraction then simplify

$7 = 7/1$

$1 3/5 = 8/5$

Therefore complete the calculation:

$7/1-:8/5$

When you divide Fractions, You flip the second number like so:

$7/1 xx 5/8$ You then multiply across normally and the result this gives the answer of

$35/8$ an improper fraction simplifying by dividing by 8 gives

$4 3/8$

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