Question

How do you simplify `3 3/7div8/21`?

Answer 1

`9`

Explanation:

`"to perform the calculation"`

`• " convert mixed numbers to improper fractions"`

`• " leave the first fraction"`

`• " change division to multiplication"`

`• " turn the second fraction upside down"`

`• " perform any cancelling"`

`3 3/7-:8/21`

`=24/7xx21/8`

`=cancel(24)^3/cancel(7)^1xxcancel(21)^3/cancel(8)^1=3xx3=9`

Answer 2

`9`

Explanation:

`(3 3/7)/(8/21)`

=`(24/7)/(8/21)`

=`24/7*21/8`

=`9`