What is 60 Divided by 12/11?

Let's consider a numerical problem: What is 60 divided by 12/11?

Methods

Before diving into the solution, it's important to understand the parts of the problem. We have the number 60 to be divided, named as dividend, and a fraction, 12/11, functioning as the divisor. Breaking the divisor into its components gives us:

• Dividend or whole number: 60
• Numerator of the divisor: 12
• Denominator of the divisor: 11

The problem reads: What is 60 divided by 12/11? Let's solve it, and present the answer in both fraction and decimal forms.

Step-by-Step

Setting up the problem:

\[ \frac{60}{\frac{12}{11}} \]

Step 1: Multiply the dividend (60) by the denominator of the divisor (11)

\[ 60 \times 11 = 660 \]

Step 2: Make the numerator of the divisor the new denominator of the fraction, thus the answer becomes:

\[ \frac{660}{12} = \frac{55}{1} \]

A fraction where the denominator is 1 is considered as an improper fraction, which can be simplified to just the numerator. Hence, as the numerator is a whole number, the answer in decimal form is not needed.

Thus,

\[ \frac{60}{\frac{12}{11}} = 55 \]

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