5/6 divided 4 answer in simplest form

5/6 ÷ 4 = ?

Remember : When dividing fractions, we are simply just multiplying the first fraction by the second fraction's reciprocal.

A reciprocal is just the inverse form of the number. EX : 3 → 1/3 AND 1/3 → 3

So, the reciprocal of 4 is 1/4.

Now, our new question is :

5/6 × 1/4

Simplify.

5/24

~Hope I helped!~

This kind of problems are solved by computing the number of favorable cases, and dividing them by the number of all possibile outcomes. In other words, you have

Now, since you're rolling a die, the number of all possible cases is six - the die can return with equal probability the numbers 1,2,3,4,5 or 6.

You want a number larger than 2, which means that your favourable cases are 3,4,5 or 6 - which are four, in total.

So, you have four favourable cases over six possible outcomes. Applying the rule we described at the beginning, we have