A house has a lenght of 5 and 5/6 miles . The straight section has 1 and a 1/4 miles. What fraction of the circuit is the straight section?

Question

Give in the simplest form

Answer 1

1 1/4 = 5/4

5 5/6 =35/6

divide 5/4 by 35/6, which is the same as multiplying by the inverse of 35/6

5/4 of 35/6 = 5/4 x 6/35 = 5/2 x 3/35 = 1/2 x 3/7 = 3/14

3/14 is the fractional part of the total for the straight stretch