SOLUTION: I am having trouble with a question? My question is divide 40x/64y by 5x/8y? I think the answer is 3/4. Am I right? Please let me know.

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Question 6179: I am having trouble with a question? My question is divide 40x/64y by 5x/8y? I think the answer is 3/4. Am I right? Please let me know.
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  • Graphical form: simplifies to
  • Text form: (40x/64/y)/(5x/8/y) simplifies to 1
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DETAILED EXPLANATION

Look at .
Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+40+%29,highlight_red%28+x+%29,highlight_red%28+1%2F64+%29,highlight_red%28+1%2Fy+%29
It becomes .
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Remove unneeded parentheses around factor highlight_red%28+1%2F5+%29,highlight_red%28+1%2Fx+%29,highlight_red%28+8+%29,highlight_red%28+y+%29
It becomes .
Look at .
Factors 40 and 64 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 8. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .
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Factors 5 and 5 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 5. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .
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Factors 8 and 8 have greatest common factor (GCF) of 8. Reducing fraction.
It becomes .
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Multiplied numerator integers
It becomes .
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Multiplied denominator integers
It becomes .
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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+1+%29 to
It becomes .
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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+1%2Fy+%29 to
It becomes .
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Reduce similar several occurrences of highlight_red%28+x+%29 to highlight_green%28+1+%29
It becomes .
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