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How can you divide with mixed numbes?

User Yasen Slavov
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Explanation:

take a mixed number like 1 2/5

multiply the denomenator with the first number in this case 1

whick is 1*5 - 5 now add the anwser with nenominator

5/5 + 2/5 and the anwser will be a improper fraction which you can multiplay add or anything with other fractions

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Answer:

To divide mixed fractions, you could first convert each to an improper fraction. Then, switch to a multiplication problem by multiply by the reciprocal of the divisor. Simplify and convert your answer back to a mixed fraction to get your answer!

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