Question

Explain how to smiplify this complex fraction. Interpert the meaning of the result.

300pages/ 3/4 hour

Answer 1

`\bf \cfrac{300}{~~(3)/(4)~~}\cfrac{pages}{hour}\implies \cfrac{(300)/(1)}{~~(3)/(4)~~}\implies \cfrac{300}{1}\cdot \cfrac{4}{3}\implies \cfrac{300}{3}\cdot \cfrac{4}{1}\implies \cfrac{100\cdot 4}{1}\implies \cfrac{400}{1}\cfrac{pages}{hour}`

400 pages in 1 hour.

Answer 2

300 divided by 3/4. You flip the 4/3 over and multiply

= 300 times 4 /3.

= 400