14. [-/1 Points] DETAILS MY NOTES CURRENMEDMATH11 2.S.025. \( \begin{array}{l}\text { Divide the fraction. Express your answer to the nearest tenth. A calculator may be used. } \\ \frac{6.1}{3.05}= \\ \text { SUBMIT ANSWER } \\ \begin{array}{l}\text { 15. }[-/ 1 \text { Points] Divide the fraction. Express your answer to the nearest hundredth. A calculator may be used. } \\ \frac{6}{7.1}=\text { DETAILS } \\ \text { SUBMIT ANSWER }\end{array}\end{array} \) CURRENMEDMATH11 2.S.046. MY NOTES

When dividing fractions, it's helpful to convert them into decimal form if they aren't already. For your first problem, \(\frac{6.1}{3.05}\), you divide 6.1 by 3.05, which yields approximately 2.0 when rounded to the nearest tenth. For the second, \(\frac{6}{7.1}\), performing the division gives you around 0.845, which rounds to 0.85 when expressed to the nearest hundredth. Believe it or not, dividing fractions dates back to ancient civilizations! Egyptians used a form of fraction division in their calculations over 4,000 years ago, often relying on unit fractions (fractions with 1 as the numerator). This historical context underscores how fundamental and long-standing the concept of dividing fractions is in math education!