Mr. Garcia worked 7 1/5 hours on Wednesday. He took a break every 3 3/5 hours. How many breaks did he take?

Steps:

1. Turn the two mixed numbers into improper fractions.

36/5 and 18/5

2. Now divide the fractions by doing the reciprocal with the second fraction and changing the problem to a multiplication problem

36/5 times 5/18

3. 36 times 5=180

5 times 18=90

4. You simplify 180/90 by seeing how many times 180 goes into 90

5. Your answer is 2