Please help me im terrible at fractions.?

Question

i really need help with this math problem. i know its an easy problem and i dont want anybody calling me stupid for not knowing it. i'm really struggling in math and i suck at fractions i could never get them and my teacher flips out if you get something wrong and i really don't want my teacher to hate me because shes really scary!

please help me answer these!

8/9 divided by 1 5/27

5/9 - 1/12

i would honestly appreciate you answering these and i will choose the first reasonable answer as best answer and thats 10 points:)

thanks!:)

Answer 1

my favorite subject is math, and i think fractions r pretty cool, so ill be the first one to help u! ok, for the first problem, the answer is 3/4 and the second answer is -19/36. i can't really explain 2 u how those r the answers, but im VERY sure they r! and i would suggest that if u r having hard times in math, u should get a math tutor because he or she would help u so u won't struggle with it. good luck and i hope u'll get an A on your assignment!

Answer 2

8/9 divided by 1 5/27

first turn the second number into an improper fraction:  

8/9 divided by 32/27

second do the reciprocal of the second number and multiply:

8/9 * 27/32

then finish multiplying:

8 * 27 = 216 and 9 * 32 = 288, 8/9 * 27/32 = 216/288

simplify:

216/288 = 3/4

5/9 - 1/12

first find a common denominater:

20/36 - 3/36

solve:

17/36

Answer 3

problem 1: -

first expand the fraction 1 5/27 which is 32/27

now we have (8/9)/(32/27) = (8*27)/(32*9) = 3/4

problem 2: -

since the denominators are diff. find out the least common multiple..here you have ti be careful because both of the numbers are multiples of 3 so you can't just multiply them...the lcm is 36

therefore 5/9-1/12= (5*4-1*3)/36= (20-3)/36= 17/36

Answer 4

8/9 divide by 1 5/27=3/4

5/9-1/12=17/36

Hope i helped:]]