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What is 5 whole number 5/6 divided by 3 whole number 1/6

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Answer:
1(16)/(19)Explanations:

Mathematically, the question can be written as:


5(5)/(6)\text{ / 3}(1)/(6)

Convert each of the mixed fractions to improper fractions:


5(5)/(6)=(35)/(6)
3(1)/(6)=(19)/(6)

The given expression then becomes:


\begin{gathered} (35)/(6)\text{ / }(19)/(6) \\ \text{Which becomes:} \\ (35)/(6)*(6)/(19) \end{gathered}

The 6 in the denominator cancels the 6 in the numerator. The expression then becomes:


\begin{gathered} (35)/(19) \\ \text{Converting this back to a mixed fraction, it becomes:} \\ 1(16)/(19) \end{gathered}

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