You need to divide

4
3

cup of almonds by
4
3

to find 1 cup of almonds. To keep the ratio the same, you also need to divide
5
1

cup of raisins by
4
3

. Start by writing
5
1

÷
4
3

as a multiplication expression.
÷
4
3


÷
4
3


Almonds (cups) Raisins (cups)
4
3


5
1


1 ?
5
1

÷
4
3



=

1 answer

To convert the division of fractions into a multiplication expression, we can use the property that dividing by a fraction is the same as multiplying by its reciprocal.

The expression you want to rewrite is:
\[ 5 \frac{1}{3} \div 4 \frac{1}{3} \]

First, let's convert the mixed numbers into improper fractions:

  1. For \(5 \frac{1}{3}\):

    • Multiply the whole number by the denominator: \(5 \times 3 = 15\)
    • Add the numerator: \(15 + 1 = 16\)
    • So, \(5 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{16}{3}\)
  2. For \(4 \frac{1}{3}\):

    • Multiply the whole number by the denominator: \(4 \times 3 = 12\)
    • Add the numerator: \(12 + 1 = 13\)
    • So, \(4 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{13}{3}\)

Now we can rewrite the division as:

\[ \frac{16}{3} \div \frac{13}{3} \]

To change this to a multiplication expression, we multiply by the reciprocal of the second fraction:

\[ \frac{16}{3} \times \frac{3}{13} \]

Now you can proceed to simplify this expression:

The \(3\) in the numerator of the second fraction and the \(3\) in the denominator of the first fraction cancel each other out:

\[ \frac{16 \cancel{3}}{\cancel{3} \cdot 13} = \frac{16}{13} \]

Therefore, the expression \(5 \frac{1}{3} \div 4 \frac{1}{3}\) can be written as:

\[ 5 \frac{1}{3} \div 4 \frac{1}{3} = \frac{16}{3} \times \frac{3}{13} = \frac{16}{13} \]

So the answer is:

\[ \frac{16}{13} \]

This concludes the calculations, and you can maintain the proportions of almonds and raisins accordingly.