Question

The water level of lake fell by 1 1/2 inches during a 1 2/3 week long dry spell divide the complex fraction below to find the average rate at which the water level change every week

Answer 1

9/10

Explanation:

The complex fraction is:

1 1/2 inches / 1 2/3 weeks

To divide this complex fraction, we can multiply the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator:

1 1/2 inches / 1 2/3 weeks = (3/2 inches) / (5/3 weeks)

Next, we can simplify this division by multiplying the numerator by the reciprocal of the denominator:

(3/2 inches) / (5/3 weeks) = (3/2 inches) * (3/5 weeks)

Simplifying the multiplication, we get:

(3/2 inches) * (3/5 weeks) = 9/10 inches per week