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CHAPTER 1 Fractions 29

15 4 60
1 1
4: 7 1 ¼ ¼ ¼ 10
2 3 2 3 6
3 9 27
1
5: 3 2 ¼ ¼ ¼ 1 11
4 4 4 4 16 16
Division of mixed numbers is similar to multiplication in that you first con-
vert the mixed numbers into improper fractions before dividing.

Example

3 1 10 10 7 10 5 50
3 ¼ 3 ¼ ¼ ¼ ¼ 2 8
1 2 7 3 5 3 7 21 21
5 5

Practice

1 3
1: 8 ¼
2 1
3
7
2: 16 ¼
1 2
3
1 4
3: 15 ¼
1 1
4
5 1
4: 2 ¼
3

2 1
5: 2 ¼
1
2

Solutions

1 3 11 11 7 11 3 33
1: 8 ¼ 8 ¼ ¼ ¼
2 1 7 8 3 8 7 56
3 3
7 7 7 5 7 3 21
2: 16 ¼ 16 ¼ ¼ ¼
1 2 5 16 3 16 5 80
3 3