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What is four and a half divided by two and five sixths

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4 and/1/2 divided by 2and5/6= 1/10/17 
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4 and 1/2 divided by 2 and 5/6 would be 5/2 divided by 17/6. reciprocate (flip) the second fraction and reverse the operation so its now 5/2 multiplied by 6/17. Multiply the numerators (5×6) to get 30, then the denominators (2×17) to get 34, So the fraction is now 30/34. simplify that to 15/17.
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