Solve 49:(7:(4/3:7)) - Nested Division with Fractions

Question

49:(7:(43:7))=? 49:(7:(\frac{4}{3}:7))=\text{?}

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Solve
00:03 Always solve parentheses first, even within parentheses the rule applies
00:06 Start with the "innermost" parentheses
00:09 Write division when
00:12 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal (7 becomes one-seventh)
00:21 Make sure to multiply numerator by numerator and denominator by denominator
00:28 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal
00:39 Move the multiplication to the numerator
00:46 Division is also multiplication by the reciprocal
00:58 Move the multiplication to the numerator
01:02 Factor 49 into factors of 7 and 7
01:14 Reduce what can be reduced
01:21 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

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

49:(7:(43×17))= 49:(7:(\frac{4}{3}\times\frac{1}{7}))=

We multiply the fractions and combine them since it is just a multiplication operation:

49:(7:4×13×7)= 49:(7:\frac{4\times1}{3\times7})=

Now we invert the fraction to create a multiplication exercise:

49:(7×3×74×1)= 49:(7\times\frac{3\times7}{4\times1})=

We add the 7 to the numerator of the fraction in the multiplication exercise:

49:7×3×74×1= 49:\frac{7\times3\times7}{4\times1}=

We invert the fraction to create a multiplication exercise:

49×4×17×3×7= 49\times\frac{4\times1}{7\times3\times7}=

We add the 49 to the numerator of the fraction in the multiplication exercise:

49×4×17×3×7= \frac{49\times4\times1}{7\times3\times7}=

We break down the 49 into a smaller multiplication exercise:

7×7×4×17×3×7= \frac{7\times7\times4\times1}{7\times3\times7}=

We simplify the 7 in the numerator and denominator:

4×13=43=113 \frac{4\times1}{3}=\frac{4}{3}=1\frac{1}{3}

Answer

113 1\frac{1}{3}