Solve 15/(4/(2:8)): Complex Division with Nested Fractions

Question

15/(4/(2:8))=? 15/(4/(2:8))=\text{?}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:05 Let's write division as a fraction
00:11 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal
00:25 Let's move the multiplication to the numerator
00:32 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal
00:38 Let's move the multiplication to the denominator
00:46 Let's factor 4 into 2 and 2
00:52 Let's reduce what we can
00:58 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

First, we rewrite the multiplication exercise inside parentheses as a fraction:

15/(4:28)= 15/(4:\frac{2}{8})=

Now we invert the fraction to create a multiplication exercise:

15/(4×82)= 15/(4\times\frac{8}{2})=

We add the 4 to the numerator of the fraction in the multiplication exercise:

15/(4×82)= 15/(\frac{4\times8}{2})=

Now we invert the fraction to create a multiplication exercise:

15×24×8= 15\times\frac{2}{4\times8}=

We add the 15 to the numerator of the fraction in the multiplication exercise:

15×24×8= \frac{15\times2}{4\times8}=

We separate the 4 into a smaller multiplication exercise:

15×22×2×8= \frac{15\times2}{2\times2\times8}=

We simplify the 2 in the numerator and denominator:

152×8=1516 \frac{15}{2\times8}=\frac{15}{16}

Answer

1516 \frac{15}{16}