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5 5/8 ÷ 2 1/4Multiplying and dividing mixed numbers on my way home

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To multiply fractions you follow the next formula:


(a)/(b)\cdot(c)/(d)=(a\cdot c)/(b\cdot d)

To divide fraction you follow next formula:


((a)/(b))/((c)/(d))=(a\cdot d)/(b\cdot c)

You have:


(5((5)/(8)))/(2((1)/(4)))

First you multiply:


((25)/(8))/((2)/(4))

And then you divide:


(100)/(16)

You simplify:


(100)/(16)=(50)/(8)=(25)/(4)

The solution is 25/4

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