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  • 09-12-2014
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Mr. Garcia worked 7 1/5 hours on Wednesday. He took a break every 3 3/5 hours. How many breaks did he take?

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Porshia
Porshia Porshia
  • 09-12-2014
Steps:
1. Turn the two mixed numbers into improper fractions.
36/5 and 18/5
2. Now divide the fractions by doing the reciprocal with the second fraction and changing the problem to a multiplication problem
36/5 times 5/18
3. 36 times 5=180
5 times 18=90
4. You simplify 180/90 by seeing how many times 180 goes into 90
5. Your answer is 2
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