First let’s set up the problem:
1810÷42 Step 1:
Take the whole number, 42, and multiply it by the denominator of the fraction, 18:
18 x 42 = 756
Step 2:
The result of this multiplication will now become the denominator of the answer. The answer to the problem in fraction form can now be seen:
1018⋅42=10756 To display the answer to 10/18 Divided by 42 in decimal form, you can divide the numerator, 756, by the denominator, 10. The answer can be rounded to the nearest three decimal points, if needed:
10756=5378=75.6 So, in decimal form, 10 divided by 18/42 = 75.6
And in its simplest fractional form, 10 divided by 18/42 is 378/5