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

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Sena Dzirasa
Mar 29, 2017

#5/6#

Explanation:

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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