SOLUTION: i need help on dividing a fraction by a fraction

Question 390440: i need help on dividing a fraction by a fraction
Found 2 solutions by richard1234, stanbon:
Answer by richard1234(7193) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
In general, if we have

or divided by

Multiplying both numerator and denominator by , this becomes . Basically, the algorithm is to flip (find the reciprocal) the second fraction then multiply. For example,

Answer by stanbon(75887) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
i need help on dividing a fraction by a fraction
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[2/3]/[4/5]
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Invert the denominator and multiply to get:
[2/3]
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= 10/12
= 5/6
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Cheers,
Stan H.
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