Question

Remember, you can cancel any numerator with any denominator, so you can cancel/divide a 3 out of the 15 and 9, AND you can cancel/divide a 2 out of the 22 and 16. What would your answer be? (Use a / for the fraction bar.)

Answer 1

Just take the reciprocal of the divisor. Taking the reciprocal of a fraction just means swapping the numerator and the denominator (put the top on the bottom, and the bottom on the top).

Step-by-step explanation:

Traditionally, a radical or irrational number cannot be left in the denominator (the bottom) of a fraction. When a radical does appear in the denominator, you need to multiply the fraction by a term or set of terms that can remove that radical expression. While the use of calculators make rationalizing fractions a bit dated, this technique may still be tested in class.

Answer 2

Step-by-step Traditionally, a radical or irrational number cannot be left in the denominator (the bottom) of a fraction. When a radical does appear in the denominator, you need to multiply the fraction by a term or set of terms that can remove that radical expression. While the use of calculators make rationalizing fractions a bit dated, this technique may still be tested in class.

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