Exercise 23 Page 23

We want to simplify the following expression. 112/56 As we can see, we have a complex fraction. Let's rewrite it as a division problem. 112/56 = 1/12 ÷ 5/6 Now we can write the division by 56 as multiplication by the reciprocal of 56, which is 65. 1/12 ÷ 56 = 1/12 * 6/5 Finally, let's evaluate the expression.

1/12 * 6/5

MultFrac

Multiply fractions

1* 6/12* 5

Multiply

Multiply

6/60

Notice that we can reduce the fraction that we got.

6/60

ReduceFrac

a/b=.a /6./.b /6.

6÷ 6/60÷ 6

SimpQuot

Simplify quotient

1/10

We found that the given complex fraction is equal to 110.