WAEC - Mathematics (2002 - No. 5)

Simplify \(5\frac{1}{4}\div \left(1\frac{2}{3}- \frac{1}{2}\right)\)
\(1\frac{3}{4}\)
\(3\frac{1}{2}\)
\(4\frac{1}{2}\)
\(8\frac{1}{2}\)

Explanation

\(5\frac{1}{4}\div \left(1\frac{2}{3}- \frac{1}{2}\right)\\
\frac{21}{4}\div \left(1\frac{4-3}{6}\right)\\
\frac{21}{4}\div \left(1\frac{1}{6}\right)\\
\frac{21}{4} \times \frac{6}{7}= 4\frac{1}{2}\)

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