document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=509760>Question 509760</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> what is the answer to 10 and 2 over 5 divided by 4 and 5 over 8 </SPAN>\n" );
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document.write( "10 2/5 divided by 4 5/8   <BR>\n" );
document.write( "10=50/5 so 10 2/5=52/5<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "4=32/8 so 4 5/8=37/8\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Now we have:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(52/5)/(37/8)  this is a complex fraction so we need to work on it a little.  Now we can reduce it to a simple fraction by multiplying the numerator and denominator of the complex fraction by (8/37).  It looks like this:<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(52/5)(8/37)/(37/8)(8/37) Now, as you can see, when we carry out the multiplications the denominator of the complex fraction becomes 1, sooooo<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(52/5)(8/37)/1=<BR>\n" );
document.write( "8*52/5*37= 416/185=2.24864<BR>\n" );
document.write( "CK<BR>\n" );
document.write( "10 2/5=10.4<BR>\n" );
document.write( "4 5/8=4.625<BR>\n" );
document.write( "(10.4)/(4.625)=2.2864\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Hope this helps---ptaylor </SPAN>\n" );
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