How do you divide $2/ 3\div 4/ 5$ ?

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Answer 1 · 2017-03-29T23:49:52

$5/6$

When dividing fractions, you reciprocate the divisor and change the division sign to multiplication.

So $4/5$ becomes $5/4$

$2/3-:4/5$

$2/3*5/4$

Multiply the numerators and the denominators.

$10/12$

$(cancel(2)*5)/(cancel(2)*6)$

$rArr5/6$

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