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  • 13-07-2018
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Perform the following divisions. Be sure all answers are reduced to lowest terms. 5/8 ÷ 2/5 =

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altavistard
altavistard altavistard
  • 13-07-2018

Here we're dividing a fraction (5/8) by another fraction. We could obtain the same result by inverting the divisor (2/5) and then multiplying (5/8) by (5/2).


The product is 25/16.


Thus, 2/5 divides into 5/8 25/16 times, or 1 9/16 times.

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