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Start by rewriting the complex fraction as a division problem.
4/33
We want to simplify the following expression.
16/1 38
As we can see, we have a complex fraction. Let's rewrite it as a division problem.
16/1 38 = 1/6 ÷ 1 38
a bc=a* c+b/c
Identity Property of Multiplication
Add terms
We found that 1 38 is equal to 118. 1/6 ÷ 1 38 = 1/6 ÷ 11/8 Now we can write the division by 118 as multiplication by the reciprocal of 118, which is 811. 1/6 ÷ 118 = 1/6 * 8/11 Finally, let's evaluate the expression.
Notice that we can reduce the fraction that we got.
We found that the given complex fraction is equal to 433.