Solve [1/2:2/11]

$$[ \frac { 1 } { 2 } : \frac { 2 } { 11 } ]$$

Evaluate

$$\frac{11}{4}=2.75$$

Solution Steps

Divide \frac{1}{2} by \frac{2}{11} by multiplying \frac{1}{2} by the reciprocal of \frac{2}{11}.

$$\frac{1}{2}\times \frac{11}{2}$$

Multiply \frac{1}{2} times \frac{11}{2} by multiplying numerator times numerator and denominator times denominator.

$$\frac{1\times 11}{2\times 2}$$

Do the multiplications in the fraction \frac{1\times 11}{2\times 2}.

$$\frac{11}{4}$$

Factor

$$\frac{11}{2 ^ {2}} = 2\frac{3}{4} = 2.75$$