Thread: help canceling fraction

how do i cancel this fraction the the simplest form

525 . 2
--- --
1 3

Originally Posted by elfen_lied

how do i cancel this fraction the the simplest form

525 . 2
--- --
1 3

If this is:

...525 * 2
...-------
......13

then there is nothing to cancel as 13 is prime and does not divide 525.
The best that can be done is to do the multiplication to get:


...1050
...----
....13

RonL

Originally Posted by CaptainBlack

If this is:

...525 * 2
...-------
......13

then there is nothing to cancel as 13 is prime and does not divide 525.
The best that can be done is to do the multiplication to get:


...1050
...----
....13

RonL

The question was (525/1)x(2/3)

I have no time to answer it though

Originally Posted by Quick

The question was (525/1)x(2/3)

I have no time to answer it though

.........................525 x 2............3x175 x 2
(525/1)x(2/3)=.....-------.....=.....----------
...........................1x3....................3

Cancell the threes from top and bottom leaves:

.........................175 x 2
(525/1)x(2/3)=....---------- = 175x2 = 350
.............................1

RonL