Exercise 3 Page 20

We want to simplify the following expression. 13/14 As we can see, we have a complex fraction. Let's rewrite it as a division problem. 13/14 = 1/3 ÷ 1/4 Now we can write the division by 14 as multiplication by the reciprocal of 14, which is 41. 1/3 ÷ 14 = 1/3 * 4/1 Finally, let's evaluate the expression.

1/3 * 4/1

MultFrac

Multiply fractions

1* 4/3* 1

IdPropMult

Identity Property of Multiplication

4/3

Notice that we can write the fraction we got as a mixed number.

4/3

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Write fraction as a mixed number

WriteSum

Write as a sum

3+1/3

WriteSumFrac

Write as a sum of fractions

3/3+1/3

QuotOne

a/a=1

1+1/3

AddTerms

Add terms

1 13

We found that the given complex fraction is equal to 1 13.