Question

what is the answer for this
divide:
12+2/3

Answer 1

Answer:

The answer of 12+2/3 is 38/3

Answer 2

Answer:

Since dividing by a fraction is the same thing as multiplying by its inverse, we can solve this by finding 12 * 3/2.

12 * 3/2 = 36/2 = 18

Also, you can represent the problem like this:

(12 * 3)/2

We can then break down the 12:

(2*2*3 * 3)/2

Now, we can have the *2 and /2 cancel each other out.

2 * 3 * 3

Which brings us back to the answer: 18

Now, obviously, for a simple problem like this, it’s not necessary to use so many steps, but it’s useful to know there are multiple ways to break down and solve problems, and becomes essentially when dealing with more complicated equations.